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Charles I (1600-1649) signed & dated 1649
Oil on canvas | 81.0 x 67.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/str external) | RCIN 404124
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Painted in the year of Charles I's execution, the King is shown in the clothing he wore at the end of his life - a pale green buttoned coat over a white shirt. He holds a lace-edged cap in his hands. A similar pale blue-green silk vest associated with the King and said to have been worn by him at his execution survives in the Museum of London (Accession number A27050).
This portrait fits within the type produced by Edward Bower depicting the King during his trial (RCIN 405913). It is one of only two signed works known by the amateur artist Goddard Dunning, the other being a self-portrait with still life painted in 1678 at the age of 64 (Blickling Hall, National Trust).
Provenance
Bequeathed to HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1978
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
81.0 x 67.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/str external)
126.5 x 104.0 x 13.8 cm (frame, external)
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