Portrait by sir peter lely of henry capel (1638–1696), baron capel of tewkesbury, the younger brother of mary and elizabeth capel, and arthur capel (1632–1693), first earl of essex. The picture may have been painted on the occasion of henry capel's marriage to dorothy bennett in 1659. They lived at cassiobury house, watford. The portrait was sold with other cassiobury estate assets in 1922-3 and now hangs in the metropolitan museum of art in new york. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1659. Dimensions: height: 126.4 cm (49.7 in) ; width: 102.9 cm (40.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Tewkesbury. Collection: European Paintings. Peter Lely portrait of Henry Capel 1659
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