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[Banquet held for Charles II at the Prins Mauritshuis, the Hague, 1660]
J. T. vliet in. Pierre Philippe Sculpsit [1660]
Etching, 17th century watermark; sheet 415 x 505mm (16¼ x 19¾"). Crease through centre.
Charles II moved to the Hague during the Civil War as a guest of the prince of Orange, until 1660, when parliament proclaimed him king and invited him to return. This print shows a banquet held for Charles II. Charles II is on the right, between his aunt Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, and his sister Mary, Princess of Orange. It was one of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660'. Engraved after Jacob Toorenvliet (1641-c.1719), painter and printmaker based in Leiden.
[Ref: 42831] £450.00
[Charles II entering the Hague in a carriage, Mauritshuis on right]
J. T. vliet in. Pierre Philippe Sculpsit [1660]
Etching, 17th century watermark; sheet 295 x 375mm (11½ x 14¾"). Fold through centre as normal.
Charles II moved to the Hague during the Civil War as a guest of the prince of Orange, until 1660, when parliament proclaimed him king and invited him to return. This print shows Charles II entering the Hague en route to England: he turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. He sailed for England on 23 May 1660, arriving in triumph six days later. One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660. Engraved after Jacob Toorenvliet (1641-c.1719), painter and printmaker based in Leiden.
[Ref: 42870] £320.00
[Charles II issuing the declaration of Breda, 1660]
T.vliet in. T. Matham fc.
Etching, 17th century watermark; sheet 345 x 460mm (13½ x 18"). Trimmed to image; crease through centre as normal.
Charles II issuing the declaration of Breda, which stated the terms on which he was prepared to return to England as king. The declaration was issued on 4 April 1660, and a little over a month later Charles II was proclaimed king by both houses of parliament in England. Charles II turned down invitations from France and Spain to embark for England from their territory, instead accepting an invitation from the Dutch states general. He sailed from Breda to Delft by yacht, from there to the Hague, and eventually departed for England from nearby Scheveningen on 23 May 1660 (he arrived triumphantly in London six days later). One of six illustrations published in 'Verhael van de Reys van Carel II, Coning van Groot-Brittannië, in Hollandt van 25 Mey tot 2 Junij 1660', a volume published in the Hague in 1660 describing and depicting the king's journey through the Netherlands to England. Engraved after Jacob Toorenvliet (1641-c.1719), painter and printmaker based in Leiden.
[Ref: 42873] £390.00
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