Henry, Duke of Gloucester
(1640-1660), Third son of Charles ISitter associated with 19 portraits
Henry, Duke of Gloucester, was the Protestant brother of Charles II of England. The third son of Charles I, he visited his father the night before his execution. For the next three years he was confined by the Commonwealth regime. In 1652 Oliver Cromwell gave him permission to go abroad, and he joined his mother and brothers in Paris. His firm adherence to the Protestant religion, however, incensed his Roman Catholic mother, Queen Henrietta Maria. She turned him out after which he joined the Spaniards at Dunkirk, fighting alongside his brother the Duke of York (afterward James II) in 1658. Henry returned to England on the restoration of Charles II, but he died a few months later of smallpox.
after Johann Boeckhorst
oil on canvas, circa 1659, based on a work of circa 1659
NPG 1932
Prince Charles; Henry, Duke of Gloucester
published by Thomas Jenner
line engraving, early to mid 17th century
NPG D26425
by Robert White
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D29321
Prince Rupert, Count Palatine engraved as Henry, Duke of Gloucester
after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D29325
possibly by Robert Streater
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D29327
published by Balthasar Moncornet, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1650s
NPG D16469
Royall History Compleated 1660
by Unknown artist
line engraving, published circa 1660
NPG D22745
by Cornelis van Dalen the Younger, after Simon Luttichuys, published by Nicolaes Visscher II
line engraving, circa 1660
NPG D29320
by Cornelis van Dalen the Younger, published by Claes Jansz Visscher, after Simon Luttichuys
line engraving, circa 1660
NPG D10635
Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
by Abraham Hertochs (Hertocks)
line engraving, published 1661
NPG D29326
by George Vertue, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1736
NPG D29328
by R. Clamp, after Silvester Harding
stipple engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
NPG D29323
Oliver Cromwell and Charles II with their supporters
printed by H. Reynell
woodcut, late 18th or early 19th century
NPG D32633
'Charles I taking leave of his family after being sentenced to loose his head by the Parliament'
published by William and James Stratford, after Unknown artist
etching, published 6 October 1792
NPG D33427
by Edward Scriven, after Simon Luttichuys
stipple engraving, published 1810
NPG D29322
Prince Charles; Henry Duke of Gloucester
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1840 or after
NPG D26417
'Charles the First after parting with his children'
by Samuel Bellin, published by Mary Parkes, after John Bridges
mixed-method engraving, published 1841 (1838)
NPG D32079
by Cornelis van Dalen the Younger, published by Claes Jansz Visscher, after Simon Luttichuys
line engraving, circa 1660
NPG D19635
Prince Charles; Henry Duke of Gloucester
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1840 or after
NPG D8440
Related People
- Queen Anne (niece)
- Anne of Denmark (grandmother)
- Princess Anne (sister)
- King Charles I (father)
- King Charles II (brother)
- Princess Elizabeth (sister)
- Henrietta Anne, Duchess of Orleans (sister)
- King James I of England and VI of Scotland (grandfather)
- King James II (brother)
- Henrietta Maria (mother)
- Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (sister)
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