Sujet

'Charles I after his Execution with his Head Stitched on', 1660s. Artist: Unknown

Légende

'Charles I after his Execution with his Head Stitched on', 1660s. The dead Charles I is shown with stitches joining his head back on to his body, after his public beheading outside the Banqueting House, Whitehall, London, on 30th January 1649. It is not clear whether this gruesome reconstruction is based on fact, but the king is shown here with dark hair where in reality he had gone grey by this time. The elaborate lace collar which he would have worn has been dispensed with because of the need to show his neck. The combination of the posthumous portrait with three allegorical figures makes for a rather incongruous composition. The lamenting women with revealing necklines represent England, Scotland and Wales.
Museum of London

Date

1660

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London

Notre référence

HRM19A82_355

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (5,5Mo) / 42,8cm x 29,2cm / 5061 x 3453 (300dpi)

Mots clés

femmes femme personnes gens homme hommes Pays de Galles pays corps monarque patriotisme type vetements barbe couleur mort roi cou royal la mort robes longues robe longue pleurer robe lieu sein tristesse point de couture cri barbu redevance couronne dame concept seins peine pleurer misere douleur 17e siècle point allegorie deplorant deplore decolletage pique figure allegorique martyre Museum of London King Charles I Charles I Allegory portrait huile sur toile peinture King of Great Britain and Ireland Charles Stuart Defender of the Faith huile sur toile peinture Allegory portrait