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Henry, Duke of Gloucester

(1640-1660), Third son of Charles I

Sitter 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.

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Henry, Duke of Gloucester, after Johann Boeckhorst - NPG 1932

Henry, Duke of Gloucester

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 - NPG D26425

Prince Charles; Henry, Duke of Gloucester

published by Thomas Jenner
line engraving, early to mid 17th century
NPG D26425

Henry, Duke of Gloucester, by Robert White - NPG D29321

Henry, Duke of Gloucester

by Robert White
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D29321

Prince Rupert, Count Palatine engraved as Henry, Duke of Gloucester, after Unknown artist - NPG D29325

Prince Rupert, Count Palatine engraved as Henry, Duke of Gloucester

after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D29325

Henry, Duke of Gloucester, possibly by Robert Streater - NPG D29327

Henry, Duke of Gloucester

possibly by Robert Streater
line engraving, mid 17th century
NPG D29327

Henry, Duke of Gloucester, published by Balthasar Moncornet, after Unknown artist - NPG D16469

Henry, Duke of Gloucester

published by Balthasar Moncornet, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1650s
NPG D16469

Royall History Compleated 1660, by Unknown artist - NPG D22745

Royall History Compleated 1660

by Unknown artist
line engraving, published circa 1660
NPG D22745

Henry, Duke of Gloucester, by Cornelis van Dalen the Younger, after Simon Luttichuys, published by Nicolaes Visscher II - NPG D29320

Henry, Duke of Gloucester

by Cornelis van Dalen the Younger, after Simon Luttichuys, published by Nicolaes Visscher II
line engraving, circa 1660
NPG D29320

Henry, Duke of Gloucester, by Cornelis van Dalen the Younger, published by Claes Jansz Visscher, after Simon Luttichuys - NPG D10635

Henry, Duke of Gloucester

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) - NPG D29326

Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange

by Abraham Hertochs (Hertocks)
line engraving, published 1661
NPG D29326

Henry, Duke of Gloucester, by George Vertue, after Unknown artist - NPG D29328

Henry, Duke of Gloucester

by George Vertue, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1736
NPG D29328

Henry, Duke of Gloucester, by R. Clamp, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding - NPG D29323

Henry, Duke of Gloucester

by R. Clamp, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding
stipple engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
NPG D29323

Oliver Cromwell and Charles II with their supporters, printed by H. Reynell - NPG D32633

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 - NPG D33427

'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

Henry, Duke of Gloucester, by Edward Scriven, after Simon Luttichuys - NPG D29322

Henry, Duke of Gloucester

by Edward Scriven, after Simon Luttichuys
stipple engraving, published 1810
NPG D29322

Prince Charles; Henry Duke of Gloucester, after Unknown artist - NPG D26417

Prince Charles; Henry Duke of Gloucester

after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1840 or after
NPG D26417

Prince Charles; Henry Duke of Gloucester, after Unknown artist - NPG D8440

Prince Charles; Henry Duke of Gloucester

after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1840 or after
NPG D8440

'Charles the First after parting with his children', by Samuel Bellin, published by Mary Parkes, after John Bridges - NPG D32079

'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

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Henry, Duke of Gloucester

by Cornelis van Dalen the Younger, published by Claes Jansz Visscher, after Simon Luttichuys
line engraving, circa 1660
NPG D19635

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