Charles I in a Border of Dragons

after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image shows a man depicted from the waist up, slightly turned to his right but facing the viewer. He has a long, pointed beard, mustache, and long, wavy hair past his shoulders. He wears a large, broad-brimmed hat with a decorative band, an elaborately detailed dark coat with a star-shaped insignia, and is surrounded by an oval frame with a crown on top. Two mythical creatures resembling dragons or sea serpents flank the portrait. Below the portrait is a coat of arms with heraldic elements, against a detailed background with abstract patterns and architectural elements. There is ornate text display, presumably in Latin.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.9 × 19.5 cm (10 9/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.11.985


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

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Anthony Van Dyck, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. undescribed; see volume 5.

Wikidata ID

Q65218298

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