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Carolus I. Magnae Britanniae Rex &c. Hinrica Maria Regina

Print
1784 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Whole-length portraits of King Charles I, Queen Henrietta Maria, Charles Prince of Wales and James Duke of York. The King and Queen are seated; the King on the left and the Queen on the right. The Prince of Wales is standing to the left of the King; the Duke of York, shown when an infant, is sat on his mother's lap. Two dogs stand between the King and Queen. On the left is a table with a crown, orb and sceptre on it. The group is set in an architectural setting, with a landscape and town in the left background.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCarolus I. Magnae Britanniae Rex &c. Hinrica Maria Regina (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Brief description
Portrait of King Charles I, Queen Henrietta Maria and their two sons. Engraving by Jean Massard after Anthony Van Dyck, 1784.
Physical description
Whole-length portraits of King Charles I, Queen Henrietta Maria, Charles Prince of Wales and James Duke of York. The King and Queen are seated; the King on the left and the Queen on the right. The Prince of Wales is standing to the left of the King; the Duke of York, shown when an infant, is sat on his mother's lap. Two dogs stand between the King and Queen. On the left is a table with a crown, orb and sceptre on it. The group is set in an architectural setting, with a landscape and town in the left background.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 74.8cm
  • Mount width: 53.3cm
Measured by SH 15/03/2011.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Ant. Van dyck pinxt. Sculpsit Jean Massard 1784. Carolus I. Magnae Britanniae Rex &c. Hinrica Maria Regina, Hinr. IV. Fr. & Nav. Reg. Filia. Carolus primo genitus Caroli I. et hinricae Mariae filius, Walliae que princeps. Jacobus Alter filius Dux Eboracensis: Tabella Ant. Van dyck Equitus 7. ped et 8. dig. Lata et 9. ped. Alta quam habet in San Cloriana [?] tabellarum ferie serenissimus Princeps Dux Aurelianensis. A Paris chez l'Auteur Rue et Porte St. Jacques No.122.' (Lettered)
Production
This print is a reversed version of that by B. Baron, printed in 1741.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
25033 (Copy)
Collection
Accession number
23123

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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