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Carolus II D.g. Magnae Britanniae Fra[n]ciae et Hiberniae rex, etc. natus ao. 1630 [graphic] / Ant. van Dycke pinxit ; W. Hollar fecit.

Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, printmaker.; Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599-1641, artist.
1649
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Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART 230- 514.6

Title
Carolus II D.g. Magnae Britanniae Fra[n]ciae et Hiberniae rex, etc. natus ao. 1630 [graphic] / Ant. van Dycke pinxit ; W. Hollar fecit.
Variant title
Pennington title: Charles II
Created/published
[London?] : [s.n.], anno 1649 ([19th-century?] restrike)
Description
1 print : etching ; platemark 254̂̂ x 184 mm
Associated name
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, printmaker.
Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599-1641, artist.
Material base
paper
Summary
Half length, half left; he has long black hair, and wears a wide collar with lace border over a plain sleeveless doublet in the front of which, under a broad ribbon, hangs a scarf of a chain-mail pattern. His right hand, gloved, rests on a cane, and his l. holds a hat. Through the window on l. is a view of the Banqueting Hall seen across St. James's Park, with the 'Holbein' gateway in front.--From Pennington.
Note
State 7 of 7: restrike from the original plate, which is in the collection of the Louvre.
Cited/described in
Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar, 1442
Linked resources
Digital image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library ART 230- 514.6
Genre/form
Portraits, Male.
Prints.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
ART 230- 514.6 (size S)
Folger accession
230514.6

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