Live auction - Lot 122
[German]
Charles II of England.
Antwerp, Joannes Meyssens, 1649
Hammer price: €
100
€ 100 / 120
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Lot description
Etching, 25,5 x 18,7 cm, laid paper with watermark (crowned double-headed eagle), signature and address "Ant: van Dycke pinxit. / Jo. Meyssens excudit. / W: Hollar fecit.", dated 1649, Latin text (hinges still present on verso).
Good impression with wide margins. Excellent condition.
Charming portrait of Charles II (1630-1685) aged 19 after the painting by Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) in Newport (Rough Point Museum, inv. 1999.648).
Ref. New Hollstein (Anthony van Dyck) 121.III (of VI). - New Hollstein German (Wenceslaus Hollar) 1064.III (of VI).