Title

'Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland', 19th century. Artist: William Sherwin

Caption

'Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland', 19th century. After the execution of his father, Charles I, in 1649 during the English Civil War, Charles II (1630-1685) went into exile. After the death of Oliver Cromwell and the fall of the Protectorate in 1659 a restoration of the monarchy was negotiated and Charles made a triumphal entry into London on 29 May 1660, his birthday.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1800

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C08_305

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (8,0Mb) / 12,1in x 16,0in / 3639 x 4793 (300dpi)

Keywords

England people male face man men country body monarch guy English king royal hair armour war location century moustache hairstyle royalty wig concept B&W MONOCHROME warfare 17th century restoration 19th century suit of armour black & white black and white B W nineteenth century Stewart Stuart seventeenth century The Print Collector sovereign the body King Charles II engraving portrait King of Great Britain and Ireland Charles II William Sherwin Sherwin William engraving portrait