Charles II

1650s

William Faithorne

Associated Names
William Faithorne

Artist, English, 1616 - 1691

The image is a portrait engraving of a man's upper body. The man is facing forward with slightly turned shoulders. He has long curly hair, a prominent nose, slightly arched eyebrows, and a small mustache. He is wearing a lace collar over a dark garment and armor with intricate detailing. He wears a chain with a circular medallion around his neck. The background consists of an oval frame with parallel lines, enclosed by decorative swirling lines and a banner with the words "DIEU ET MON DROIT." Below the oval frame, there is a block of text with some flourishes indicating an inscription.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32.8 x 23.9 cm (12 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 42.6 x 27 cm (16 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.4.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fagan 1888, Vol. p, no. 8, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frederic R. Halsey [1847-1918], New York (Lugt 1308); (R. M. Light & Co. Inc., Santa Barbara); purchased 2006 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1888

  • Fagan, Louis. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Engraved Works of William Faithorne. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1888.

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: DIEV ET MON DROIT.; lower left in plate: Guil. Faithorne sculp:; lower center in plate: The Second Charles, Heire of ye Royall Martyr... / ...redeeme thy people and assume thy Owne.; lower right in plate J.O.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 1st state; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: A82707

Wikidata ID

Q76359955

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