Charles the First, King of Great Britain

before 1724

Not on view

King Charles I shown standing in armor next to a table covered with drapery on which rests his helmet and crown. Based on a painting by Van Dyck (1638). A companion to a portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria (25.62.38r). The related painting is now in the Hermitage.

Artwork Details

Title: Charles the First, King of Great Britain
Engraver: Pieter van Gunst (Dutch, Amsterdam 1659–1724)
Artist: After Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London)
Publisher: Pieter van Gunst (Dutch, Amsterdam 1659–1724)
Sitter: Charles I, King of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (British, Dunfermline, Scotland 1600–1649 London)
Date: before 1724
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 19 7/8 x 13 in. (50.5 x 33 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Object Number: 25.62.37r
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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