Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Painted Portraits Collected by Charles II (1630-1685)

Jean Clouet
Portrait of a man holding a volume of Petrarch
ca. 1530-35
oil on panel
(acquired from an unknown source by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Joos van Cleve
Portrait of Eleanora of Austria, Queen of France
ca. 1531-34
oil on panel
(acquired from an unknown source by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Lorenzo Lotto
Portrait of a bearded man
ca. 1515-18
oil on canvas
(presented to Charles II by the states of Holland and West Friesland)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Lorenzo Lotto
Portrait of Andrea Odoni
1527
oil on canvas
(presented to Charles II by the states of Holland and West Friesland)
Royal Collection, on display at the National Gallery, London

Hans Holbein
Miniature portrait of an unknown woman
ca. 1540
watercolor on vellum
(probably acquired by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Hans Holbein
Miniature portrait of Elizabeth, Lady Audley
ca. 1538
watercolor on vellum
(probably acquired by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Titian
Portrait of Jacopo Sannazaro
ca. 1514-18
oil on canvas
(presented to Charles II by the states of Holland and West Friesland)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Lorenzo Costa
Portrait of a lady with a lapdog
ca. 1500-1505
oil on panel
(acquired from an unknown source by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Adriaen Hanneman
Portrait of the painter Peter Oliver
ca. 1630-37
oil on canvas
(probably acquired by Charles II from Peter Oliver's widow)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Adriaen Hanneman
Portrait of Mary, Princess of Orange, in 'Amazon' costume
ca. 1655
oil on canvas
(portrait commissioned by Charles II of his sister)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Anonymous painter
Portrait of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, the 'Winter Queen' 
ca. 1632-37
oil on canvas
(portrait of the sister of Charles I, acquired by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Parmigianino
Portrait of a young nobleman
ca. 1530-32
oil on panel
(acquired from an unknown source by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain
 
Anonymous painter working in Bologna
Portrait of a lady with a dog
ca. 1540-50
oil on canvas
(acquired by Charles II as by Parmigianino from the agent William Frizell)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Jacob Huysmans
Portrait of Catherine of Braganza as St Catherine of Alexandria
ca. 1664-70
oil on canvas
(commissioned portrait of the consort of Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Jacob Huysmans
Portrait of Catherine of Braganza
ca. 1662-64
oil on canvas
(commissioned portrait of the consort of Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain