Charles II's escape after the Battle of Worcester, 1651: paintings by Isaac Fuller, 1660s?
5 Portraits in set
A series of five paintings showing Charles II's dramatic escape after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. They were commissioned after the Restoration in 1660. The portraits show how Charles is guided to two houses, Whiteladies and Boscobel, hides in the Royal Oak and is helped with his eventual escape to France.
King Charles II at Whiteladies (King Charles II; Richard Penderel)
by Isaac Fuller
oil on canvas, 1660s?
NPG 5247
King Charles II in Boscobel Wood
by Isaac Fuller
oil on canvas, 1660s?
NPG 5248
King Charles II and Colonel William Carlos (Careless) in the Royal Oak
by Isaac Fuller
oil on canvas, 1660s?
NPG 5249
King Charles II on Humphrey Penderel's Mill Horse
by Isaac Fuller
oil on canvas, 1660s?
NPG 5250
King Charles II and Jane Lane riding to Bristol
by Isaac Fuller
oil on canvas, 1660s?
NPG 5251