King Charles I (1600-1649) (after Sir Peter Lely after Sir Anthony Van Dyck)
John Faber the Younger (c.1695 - London 1756)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1738
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
355 mm (H)255 mm (W)625 mm (H)495 mm (W)
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Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1170647
Summary
Print, mezzotint, King Charles I (1600-1649) (after Sir Peter Lely after Sir Anthony Van Dyck) by John Faber the younger (Gravenhage 1684 – London 1756). 'Carolus...Rex', 1738, after Sir Peter Lely's copy of a Van Dyck painting destroyed by fire at Whitehall, 1697. Paper label verso 'From R. WATSON, Carver and Gilder...Wardour Street, Oxford Street...'
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Associated with Chirk Castle
Provenance
Amongst the chattels that, in 1978, were acquired along with Chirk Castle from Lt-Col Ririd Myddelton (1902–1988) by the National Land Fund and handed, on loan for 99 years, to the Secretary of State for Wales. In 1981 Chirk was transferred into the ownership of the National Trust. Purchased by the National Trust from Mr Guy Myddleton in 2023.
Marks and inscriptions
From R. WATSON, Carver and Gilder...Wardour Street, Oxford Street... (paper label verso)
Makers and roles
John Faber the Younger (c.1695 - London 1756), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641), artist after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist R. Watson, carver R. Watson, gilder