
Samuel Cooper (1609-72)
Charles II 1660/62
Black and red chalks on faded brown paper | 17.8 x 14.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 914040
This profile portrait was drawn from the life in the process of updating the nation's coinage. It was important that Charles's image be circulated as a tangible expression of his restored royal authority.
Cat. 75