King Charles II (1630-1685)
studio of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1670 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1270 x 1016 mm (50 x 40 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851981
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, King Charles II (1630-1685), studio of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), late 17th century. A three-quarter-length portrait of the King, turned to the left glancing to the right, holding a baton in his left hand; wearing a breastplate, brown jerkin, lawn sleeves, right hand on hip, Exhibited at Burlington House, 1875, no. 201 (as Duke of Monmouth).
Provenance
By descent to Rear Admiral Frederick William Fane Hervey, 4th Marquess of Bristol (1863-1951), on whose death valued for probate; accepted in lieu of tax by HM Treasury, and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Credit line
Ickworth, The Bristol Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to The National Trust in 1956)
Makers and roles
studio of Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist
References
Farrer 1908 Edmund Farrer, Portraits in Suffolk Houses (West), 1908, no. 304