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John Hayls

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WA-00071529

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WikidataQ1033596

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Birth yearWikidata· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
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BiographyWikipedia· 88%
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Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred85%

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John Hayls, also Hailes (1600–1679), was an English Baroque-era portrait painter, principally known for his portrait of Samuel Pepys.

Source: Tate · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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TateCity of Westminster

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Artworks (12)

Portrait of Samuel Pepys

1666 · oil paint

Portrait of a Lady and a Boy, with Pan

1657 · oil paint

unconfirmed: 1730 x 1600 mm frame: 2031 x 1910 x 68 mm

Tate

Sir John Cotton (1621–1702), 3rd Bt

1638 · oil paint

Lady Porter

oil paint

Portrait of a Gentleman (known as Ralph Cudworth, Master, 1654–1688, Leader of Cambridge Platonists)

oil paint

Portrait of a Lady (said to be the Countess of Loudoun)

oil paint

Thomas Barnes

oil paint

Richard Cromwell (1626–1712), Lord Protector (1658–1659)

oil paint

Richard Cromwell (1626–1712)

oil paint

Mary, Wife of Sir Charles Scarburgh

oil paint

Sir William Craven of Coombe Abbey (1638–1695)

oil paint

Abraham Hill (1633–1721)

oil paint

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12 published of 12 catalogued · 12 with image

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Portrait of a Lady and a Boy, with Pan
1657 · Tate · 6 prov
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Portrait of Samuel Pepys
1666 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Sir John Cotton (1621–1702), 3rd Bt
1638 · Wikidata · 5 prov
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Richard Cromwell (1626–1712)
— · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Richard Cromwell (1626–1712), Lord Protector (1658–1659)
— · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Thomas Barnes
— · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Portrait of a Gentleman (known as Ralph Cudworth, Master, 1654–1688, Leader of Cambridge Platonists)
— · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Sir William Craven of Coombe Abbey (1638–1695)
— · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Portrait of a Lady (said to be the Countess of Loudoun)
— · Wikidata · 4 prov
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Mary, Wife of Sir Charles Scarburgh
— · Wikidata · 4 prov
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