Charles I

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
 After Anthony van Dyck Flemish
 Sitter Charles I, King of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland British

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Half-length portrait of the king facing to the left within an oval. He has long hair, a moustache and beard, and wears a wide-brimmed hat, a lace collar and a cloak emblazoned on the left shoulder with the star of the Order of Garter. Behind him is a landscape showing the Lambeth marshes, the Thames and, on the far bank, Westminster Abbey, Parliament Buildings, Whitehall and the new Banqueting House.

Charles I, Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London), Etching; first state of two

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Charles I, Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London), Etching; first state of two
Charles I, Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London), Etching; first state of two

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