Portrait of Charles II
Date
1661-1684
Sitter
Charles II (1630 - 1685, British)
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 310mm
width (print): 208mm
height (paper support): 367mm
width (paper support): 266mm
width (print): 208mm
height (paper support): 367mm
width (paper support): 266mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Charles II wearing a wig, cravat, sash, and cuirass. In an oval frame with coat of arms below.
Inscribed ‘Carolus Secundus Dei gratia Magnae Britanniæ Franciæ et Hiberniæ Rex’. Further inscription pencilled on the reverse ‘Aargon [?] old print paper.’
Inscribed ‘Carolus Secundus Dei gratia Magnae Britanniæ Franciæ et Hiberniæ Rex’. Further inscription pencilled on the reverse ‘Aargon [?] old print paper.’
Associated place