King Charles II (1630-1685) Reigned 1660-1685

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Adriaen Hanneman was born to a family of Catholic government officials in The Hague. He studied under Anthony van Ravesteyn before moving to London in c.1626, where he probably worked in the studio of Sir Anthony van Dyck. Hanneman returned to The Hague in the late 1630s, shortly before the outbreak of the English Civil War. He became a member of the painters’ guild and a dean of the guild in 1645. Many of those who sat for portraits from Hanneman were English Royalists in exile in the Netherlands, including Charles II (when Prince of Wales), Edward Hyde and Henry, Duke of Gloucester. During the 1650s, Hanneman received patronage from the Dutch court, painting portraits of William of Orange and Mary, Princess of Orange.

People

Charles II (1630 - 1685)

Places

Subjects

royal portrait, landscape C17th, rock formation, moustache, man, armour, breastplate, wig, riband, baton, Order of the Garter, King, sword

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Adriaen Hanneman (c.1601 - 1671)

Title

King Charles II (1630-1685) Reigned 1660-1685

Date

1649

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 140.00 cm, width: 109.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Pictura Ltd, August 1952

Inscription

tl: C.2.R. / 1649 [with crown above]

Provenance

Collection of the Misses Powell, The Pines, Budleigh Salterton, Devon; collection of F. Powell; by whom presented to Kelso A. Moresby; sold through Sotheby's 'Fine Modern Drawings and Paintings; also English 18th and 19th Century Portraits and Landscapes', on 12 December 1951 (Lot 65); from which sale, purchased by 'Egmont'; with Pictura Limited; from whom purchased by the Ministry of Works in August 1952

GAC number

1852