Portrait of Charles II
Date
1649
Sitter
Charles II (1630 - 1685, British)
Creator
Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 - 1677, Bohemian) , Printmaker
After
Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641, Flemish) , Painter
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Manuscript page number
v3 p163
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Technique
Dimensions
height (page): 654mm
width (page): 486mm
width (page): 486mm
Description
Etching of three-quarter length portrait of Charles II as a boy, with a hat and a baton. In the background is the banqueting hall in Whitehall.
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
From a set of albums known as Collectanea Newtoniana, a selection of prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Newton, collected by Charles Turnor (1768-1853). Turnor was an astronomer, collector and Fellow of the Royal Society. He owned Woolsthorpe Manor (Newton’s birthplace).
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