The Five Eldest Children of King Charles I
after Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1637
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
335 mm (H)420 mm (W)495 mm (H)580 mm (W)
Place of origin
Oxford Street
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Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1170650
Summary
Print, mezzotint,The Five Eldest Children of Charles I (after Sir Anthony Van Dyck). Composition in reverse after the 1637 portrait in the Royal Collection. Paper label verso 'From R. WATSON, Carver and Gilder...Wardour Street, Oxford Street...'
Full description
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
after Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641), artist R. Watson, carver R. Watson, gilder