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Portrait of Charles I (1600–1649)

1600s or later

copy after Anthony van Dyck

(Flemish, 1599–1641)
Culture
Flanders
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Framed: 153.7 x 130.2 x 105.4 cm (60 1/2 x 51 1/4 x 41 1/2 in.); Unframed: 116.8 x 96.3 cm (46 x 37 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1039
Public Domain
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Description

This is a fragment of a copy of van Dyck's portrait of 1632. Originally a double portrait, the painting would have included Charles I's wife, Queen Henrietta-Maria. An avid art collector, Charles I lured many important artists, including van Dyck and Rubens, from the Continent to England. Charles I was beheaded in 1649; however, the monarchy was later restored in 1660 by his son, Charles II.
An oil portrait depicts a man with light skin tone, in profile facing our right. He has long brown hair and a pointed beard. Dressed in a striped red and silver jacket with a wide lace collar and a blue sash, his right hand extends forward while his left rests on a sword hilt. To our left sits a crown against a dark curtain. A cloudy blue sky fills the right.

Portrait of Charles I (1600–1649)

1600s or later

Anthony van Dyck

(Flemish, 1599–1641)
Flanders

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