King Charles II (1630-1685)
after Samuel Cooper (London 1607/8 - London 1672)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1670 - 1729
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
737 x 610 mm (29 x 24 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Charlecote Park, Warwickshire
NT 533875
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, King Charles II (1630-1685), after Samuel Cooper (London 1608 – London 1672). A head and shoulders portrait of Charles II, painted in an oval, positioned slightly to the left, looking to the left. He is wearing Garter robes and a white stock. In carved giltwood 18th century frame, part of a set of five frames in the Library at Charlecote.
Provenance
On loan from Sir Edmund Fairfax-Lucy, 6th Bt (b. 1949)
Makers and roles
after Samuel Cooper (London 1607/8 - London 1672), artist attributed to John Riley (London 1646 – London 1691), artist after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist