Author: Drevet, Pierre (1663-1738) after Werff, Adriaen van der (16595-1722)
Title: [Portrait print, etching and engraving] Portrait of Charles II/Karel II van Engeland, 1707.
Description: Bust portrait of Charles II; slightly directed to the left, head turned to the right; wearing long wig, armour, sash, and lace collar; in oval frame with ivy, seton interior sill, with curtain behind; Inscription below: CHARLES II / Roy de la Grande Bretagne, signed Vander Werff pinxit / Petr. Drevet sculpsit illustration to Larrey's Histoire d'Angleterre (1707).Karel II was koning van Engeland, Schotland en Ierland van 1660 tot 1685. Hij was de tweede zoon van koning Karel I en koningin Henriëtta Maria, een zuster van koning Lodewijk XIII van Frankrijk. Etching and engraving on paper, with wide margins; plate mark: 312 x 186 mm, total: 422 x 258 mm; despite some very small, almost undetectable stains and foxing, in very good condition.

Keywords: Monarchs|Nobility|Portraits|Scotland|United Kingdom