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King Richard II

(1367-1400), Reigned 1377-99

Sitter associated with 34 portraits
The second son of Edward (the Black Prince) and Joan, Countess of Kent, and grandson of Edward III, Richard succeeded to the throne aged ten, under the regency of his uncle John of Gaunt. Misrule, plague and war with France resulted in the Peasant's Revolt of 1381. After this early crisis, his reign was coloured by bitter fighting with the nobility, culminating in a royal campaign of arrest, execution and property confiscation in 1398. Gaunt's son, the banished noble Henry Bolingbroke, invaded England in 1399 and with popular support forced the king to abdicate, claiming the throne as Henry IV. Richard died in captivity, his reign becoming the subject of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of King Richard the Second.

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King Richard II, by Elkington & Co, cast by  Domenico Brucciani, after  Nicholas Broker, and  Godfrey Prest - NPG 330

King Richard II

by Elkington & Co, cast by Domenico Brucciani, after Nicholas Broker, and Godfrey Prest
electrotype, 1873, based on a work of circa 1395-1397
On display in Room 1 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 330

King Richard II, probably by William Faithorne - NPG D23718

King Richard II

probably by William Faithorne
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D23718

King Richard II, by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke) - NPG D23715

King Richard II

by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, 1618
NPG D23715

King Richard II, by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke), after  Unknown artist - NPG D9386

King Richard II

by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke), after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1618
NPG D9386

King Richard II, by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke) - NPG D23717

King Richard II

by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, 1638
NPG D23717

King Richard II, by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke), after  Unknown artist - NPG D9387

King Richard II

by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke), after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1638 (1618)
NPG D9387

King Richard II, by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke), after  Unknown artist - NPG D9391

King Richard II

by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke), after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1638 (1618)
NPG D9391

King Richard II, probably by William Faithorne - NPG D22805

King Richard II

probably by William Faithorne
line engraving, circa 1640
NPG D22805

King Richard II, by Hall - NPG D23720

King Richard II

by Hall
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D23720

King Richard II, by Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc), after  Edward Lutterell (Luttrell) - NPG D23719

King Richard II

by Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc), after Edward Lutterell (Luttrell)
line engraving, 1706
NPG D23719

King Richard II, by George Vertue, after  Giuseppe Grisoni - NPG D23713

King Richard II

by George Vertue, after Giuseppe Grisoni
line engraving, 1718
NPG D23713

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