Portrait of Charles I (1600–1649)
Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599–1641)
1600s or later
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
unframed: 116.8 × 96.3 cm · framed: 153.7 × 130.2 × 105.4 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1916.1039
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
This is a fragment of a copy of van Dyck's portrait of 1632. Originally a double portrait, the painting would have included Charles I's wife, Queen Henrietta-Maria. An avid art collector, Charles I lured many important artists, including van Dyck and Rubens, from the Continent to England. Charles I was beheaded in 1649; however, the monarchy was later restored in 1660 by his son, Charles II.