Satire in Relation to Charles I and His "Eikwn Basilika"(Image of a Ruler)

Unknown 19th Century

Associated Names
Unknown 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a seated man with a crown, holding his head with one hand and a skull with the other. He wears a high-collared garment and a necklace, positioned in front of a curtain. Two standing figures are slightly to the right, with one wearing a hat and a tunic, holding another hat, and the other having long curly hair and a longer coat. In the background is a circular object with text, surrounded by swirling dark lines. A text block with a poem is displayed below the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.6 × 11.5 cm (6 9/16 × 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.598

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); 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, 1951.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65217419