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Portrait of Charles I (1600–1649)
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePortrait of Charles I (1600–1649), 1600s or later. Copy after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641). Oil on canvas; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1039
