Lot 1637 , Robert Strange after Van Dyke, engraving, 'Carolo I Magnae Britanniae Regi', printed by Robbe, visible sheet 63 x 48cm

Robert Strange after Van Dyke, engraving, 'Carolo I Magnae Britanniae Regi', printed by Robbe, visible sheet 63 x 48cm
£120-180
Engraving with etching of Charles I as king. Whole length with long hair, beard, brimmed hat, lace collar, doublet, and breeches, with a sash over right shoulder. Depicted standing with left hand on hip and right resting on a cane, accompanied by a squire and the Marquis of Hamilton, who attends to the King's horse. With a large tree to the right of the figures and a view of a landscape in the background.
A print after the famous painting Charles I at the Hunt, or Le Roi à la chasse, by Sir Anthony van Dyck. The original portrait, painted in 1635, depicts Charles I in an informal manner pausing on a hunt dressed in civilian attire. The original portrait can be found in the Louvre, Paris

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