King Richard III (1452-1485) Reigned 1483-1485
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
This is a version of the standard portrait of Richard III. Almost all portraits of Richard are the same basic type, derived from a single portrait painted from life. The only notable variant is a work at the Society of Antiquities, in which the face pattern is reversed. The original, from which all other versions stem, may be the earliest known example (probably late 15th-century) in the Royal Collection.
This work was lent to an exhibition of historical art works at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1909, by a private collector.
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Explore
- People
- Richard III (1452 - 1485)
- Places
- Subjects
- royal portrait, British School C17th, man, 15th century costume, ermine, brooch, pearls, tudor cap, livery collar, King
- Materials & Techniques
- panel, oil, oil painting
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Details
- Artist
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British 17th century unknown
- Title
- King Richard III (1452-1485) Reigned 1483-1485
- Date
- c.1675-1700
- Medium
- Oil on panel
- Dimensions
- height: 43.70 cm, width: 32.50 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from John H Frere, October 1951
- Inscription
- tl: Ricardus. III
- Provenance
- Collection of Arthur H. Frere; collection of John H. Frere (presumably by descent); from whom purchased by the Ministry of Works in 1951
- GAC number
- 1389