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Charles II

After Anthony van Dyck Flemish
1649
Not on view
Portrait of Charles II as a boy, three-quarter length, standing, wearing collar, coat and sword, leaning on baton and holding hat; curtain in background to right, and view of the banqueting hall in Whitehall, trees and figures in distance to left; after Van Dyck.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Charles II
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Artist: After Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London)
  • Sitter: Charles, Prince of Wales (British, London 1630–1685 London)
  • Date: 1649
  • Medium: Etching; second state of six
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 7/8 × 7 1/8 in. (25.1 × 18.1 cm)
    cut within platemark
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966
  • Object Number: 67.630.87
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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