Title Page for the Achievement of Our Sovereign King Charles the Second

Jodocus Hondius I

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Jodocus Hondius I

Artist, Dutch, 1563 - 1611/1612

This is a drawing of a decorative coat of arms for King Charles II of England. The full description includes a central shield with multiple heraldic symbols, topped with a crown and sided by a lion and a unicorn as supporters. Surrounding the main coat of arms is a wide border filled with smaller shields representing the arms of various royal dynasties and regions historically connected to or ruled by the monarchy in England. At the bottom, a banner bears the motto "DIEU ET MON DROIT." The artwork features intricate detail and symmetry typical of 17th-century heraldic art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 38.5 × 24.5 cm (15 3/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1276

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

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Wikidata ID

Q65215942

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