The Mezzotint Man has dated this piece to the 17th Century.
‘Ce, Roy par ses perfections Ou gagne les affections. Faict si bien au vice la querre De tous ses peuples d’Angleterre’
‘This King, by his perfections, Or wins the affections. So well makes vice the quarrel Of all the peoples of England’
And outside the plate but within mount further inscribed in pen.
‘Portrait of Charles I, King of England, beheaded in London by the Republican Revolts Against Him - Rare print engraved in Paris at the time of his marriage to the daughter of Henry IV.’
A proxy marriage was held at Notre-Dame de Paris on 1st May 1625 where Duke Claude of Chevreuse stood as proxy for Charles. The couple met in person for the first time on 13th June 1625 in Canterbury.
Line engraving.
Condition: Fine
Provenance: Private collection USA (Winthrop to Cunningham Ware.)
Framed dimensions: 18” in x 13” in / 46cm x 33cm
Price: £1200
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The Mezzotint Man has dated this piece to the 17th Century.
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Rare King Charles I (1600 - 1649) - Line Engraving C.1625 After Daniel Mitjens.
