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Departure of Charles II from Scheveningen to England, 1660
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The departure of the English King Charles II from Scheveningen to England, 2 June 1660. On the beach, a crowd of spectators; in the center, Charles takes leave of his sister and aunt. To the left, carriages, the dunes, and the village of Scheveningen; in the background, cannons fire salutes. In the sky, a portrait of Charles II held up by two angels with trumpets. In the inscription, legends 1-19 in Dutch and English.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVertrek van Karel II uit Scheveningen naar Engeland, 1660. 1660. Pieter Hendricksz. Schut. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.