King Richard II
(1367-1400), Reigned 1377-99Sitter 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.
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, 16th century
NPG 565
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, 1597-1618
NPG 4980(8)
'The Kings and Queens of England: From the Conquest to Queen Victoria'
by Henry Hering
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, 1862
NPG Ax131392
probably by William Faithorne
line engraving, probably 17th century
NPG D23718
by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, 1618
NPG D23715
by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke), after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1618
NPG D9386
by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
line engraving, 1638
NPG D23717
by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke), after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1638 (1618)
NPG D9387
by Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke), after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1638 (1618)
NPG D9391
The Wilton Diptych (King Richard II)
by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Unknown artist
etching, 1639
NPG D9392
The Wilton Diptych (King Richard II)
by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Unknown artist
etching, 1639
NPG D17881
The Wilton Diptych (relates to Richard II)
by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Unknown artist
etching, 1639
NPG D17882
probably by William Faithorne
line engraving, circa 1640
NPG D22805
Tomb of King Richard II and Anne of Bohemia in Westminster Abbey
by Richard Gaywood
etching, 1665
NPG D33903
King Edward I; King Edward II; King Edward III; King Richard II
after Unknown artist
line engraving, published 1677
NPG D34137
by Hall
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D23720
The lines of Plantagenet, Lancaster and York
by George Vertue
etching, circa 1700-1756
NPG D32045
by Peter Vanderbank (Vandrebanc), after Edward Lutterell (Luttrell)
line engraving, 1706
NPG D23719
by George Vertue, after Giuseppe Grisoni
line engraving, 1718
NPG D23713
by John Carwitham, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1723-1741
NPG D33902
The Sovereigns of England, part 1
by John Carwitham, printed and published by Richard Caldwell, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, circa 1723-1741
NPG D34141
King Richard II and Anne of Bohemia
by John Goldar, after Hubert-François Gravelot (né Bourguignon)
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D23721
by John Faber Jr
mezzotint, circa 1731
NPG D19785
by George Vertue
line engraving, circa 1734
NPG D23712
by George Vertue, after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1734
NPG D9388
by George Vertue, after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1734
NPG D9389
by George Vertue, after Unknown artist
engraving, circa 1734
NPG D19630
by George Vertue
line engraving, 1745
NPG D23714
probably after William Faithorne
etching, late 18th-early 19th century? (early 1640s)
NPG D33900
probably after William Faithorne
etching, late 18th-early 19th century? (early 1640s)
NPG D33901
by William Bromley, after Robert Smirke
line engraving, early 19th century
NPG D23716
'Statues in the New Palace at Westminster'
published by Illustrated London News
wood engraving, published 10 February 1855
NPG D47365
published by John Player & Sons, after Unknown artist
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1935
NPG D48122
Related People
- Anne of Bohemia (wife)
- King Edward III (grandfather)
- Edward, Prince of Wales (father)
- Isabella of France (wife)
- John ('John of Gaunt'), Duke of Lancaster and Aquitaine (uncle)
- Joan of Kent (mother)
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