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John Riley
1646–1691
(b London, 1646; d London, 27 Mar. 1691). English portrait painter. His early career is obscure, but following the death of Lely in 1680 he was for a decade (until his own death) one of the leading portraitists in the country, rivalled only by Kneller.
Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)