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Charles I, King of England, on horseback: P.5627-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Charles I, King of England, on horseback

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Peake, Robert II

Entities

Categories

Description

Charles I, King of England, on horseback; in the distance a jousting match between the King and Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset

Notes

History note: Bt John Charrington [ lugt 572] from Puttick's sale (through Miss Latham), February 1938

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1938) by Charrington, John

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: before AD 1624

Note

The head has been reworked. There are also signs of reworking on the left-hand side of the king's breeches. The label 'King Charles' has been changed from 'Prince Charles'. In the first state Charles would have appeared younger, which explains the signs of reworking around the head. Peake was not the first publisher of this print, under his address are remnants of three lines of lettering.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.5627-R
Primary reference Number: 165893
Lugt: 572
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Charles I, King of England, on horseback" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/165893 Accessed: 2024-04-26 09:47:03

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