Wenceslaus Hollar (Artist), Jan van den Hoecke (After)
Artwork Detail
Seen here wearing the tinsel star of the Order of the
Garter, Charles II was a notorious womaniser and
spendthrift. His popularity on returning to England soon
gave way to disillusionment with his glamorous and
debauched court.
Hollar received the title of ‘His Majesty’s Scenographer
or Designer of Prospects’ from the king in 1666, but
the office came with no salary. The artist eventually
petitioned the king for a role in the embassy to Tangier,
and Charles II obliged by sending Hollar on his last
adventure.
- Title
- Charles II
- Artist/creator
- Wenceslaus Hollar, Jan van den Hoecke
- Production date
- 1650
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- 106 x 83 mm
- Credit line
- Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
- Accession no
- M2001/32/32
- Other ID
- 1439 Pennington Catalogue Raisonné
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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