Carolus II. Dei Gratia Anglae Scotiae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex.
P. Lely Pinxit. A. Blooteling Fecit et ex.
1680.
Mezzotint. Platemark: 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"). A fine impression. Thread margins. F. B. Daniell frame. Unexamined out of frame.
A fine portrait, in oval, of King Charles II (1630-1685), King of England, Scotland and Ireland, whose restoration to the throne in 1660 marked the end of republican rule in England. Charles's reign saw the rise of colonisation and trade in India, the East Indies and America, and the Passage of Navigation Acts that secured Britain's future as a sea power. He also founded the Royal Society in 1660.
For different state see item ref: 8431.
[Ref: 32813] £360.00
1680.
Mezzotint. Platemark: 350 x 250mm (13¾ x 10"). A fine impression. Thread margins. F. B. Daniell frame. Unexamined out of frame.
A fine portrait, in oval, of King Charles II (1630-1685), King of England, Scotland and Ireland, whose restoration to the throne in 1660 marked the end of republican rule in England. Charles's reign saw the rise of colonisation and trade in India, the East Indies and America, and the Passage of Navigation Acts that secured Britain's future as a sea power. He also founded the Royal Society in 1660.
For different state see item ref: 8431.
[Ref: 32813] £360.00