King Charles I
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- set matching 'Wheatley's London (vol 2, part 3)'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
King Charles I
by Michael Hayee, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, (circa 1625-1650)
5 3/4 in. x 4 in. (147 mm x 102 mm) paper size
Given by Sir Herbert Henry Raphael, 1st Bt, 1913
Reference Collection
NPG D19852
Artistsback to top
- Michael Hayee. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
- Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Events of 1625back to top
Current affairs
James I dies at Theobalds Palace, Hertfordshire and the Prince of Wales becomes Charles I. Charles's queen, Henrietta Maria, daughter of Henry IV of France, arrives in Dover escorted by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.The court moves to Oxford temporarily due to an outbreak of the bubonic plague.
Art and science
Under the patronage of the queen, a new theatre company is formed, the Queen Henrietta's Men. Richard Perkins is a founding member.International
Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon, is recommended by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham to command a naval expedition to Spain. Though some Spanish ships were captured, Wimbledon failed to destroy Cadiz where most of the Spanish fleet was moored.Treaty of The Hague is signed between England and the Dutch Empire.
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