Robert van Voerst (1597-1635)
Filius sic Magni est Jacobi, haec filia Magni Henrici, soboles dic mihi qualis erit? 1634
Engraving | 42.2 x 57.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 601870
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Engraving of Charles I and Henrietta Maria as king and queen. Half length figures; Charles I with long hair, beard, lace collar, doublet, and with the George on a ribbon around neck, standing beside the figure of Henrietta Maria pictured with curled hair, pearl earrings and necklace, and lace edged gown. The Queen extends her right hand towards her husband, holding a myrtle wreath. With an orb, sceptre, and crown on a table to the left, and a view of a wooded landscape in the background. With Latin inscription below. For a later state re-worked by George Vertue, see RCIN 601872.
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Perhaps the impression owned by George III and recorded at Buckingham House in c.1810
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42.2 x 57.1 cm (sheet of paper)
41.8 x 56.6 cm (platemark)
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