8 OF 335

King Charles I

8 of 335 portraits of King Charles I

King Charles I

after Sir Anthony van Dyck
oil on canvas, based on a work of 1635-1637
48 1/2 in. x 39 in. (1232 mm x 991 mm)
Bequeathed by Penelope Isabella Christie, 1926
Primary Collection
NPG 2137

Sitterback to top

King Charles I (1600-1649), Reigned 1625-49. Sitter associated with 335 portraits.

Artistback to top

Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), Painter. Artist associated with 1023 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.

Related worksback to top

NPG 1906: King Charles I (based on same portrait)
NPG Ax129156: King Charles I (after)

Linked publicationsback to top

Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 62
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 115

Subjects & Themesback to top

Events of 1635back to top

Current affairs

Discovered by the Earl of Arundel, centenarian Thomas Parr dies, it is claimed, at the age of 152.
Richard Weston, Earl of Portland dies. Though unpopular in the Commons, Portland was an effective Lord Chief Treasurer who succeeded in curbing royal expenditure.

Art and science

Dramatic poet, James Shirley composes The Traitor, dedicating it to literary patron, William Cavendish, Earl of Newcastle. Shirley would later assist Newcastle on a number of the earl's own plays, while benefiting from his patronage.
Postal services are made available to the public.

International

As a result of French first minister, Cardinal Richelieu's foreign policy, France becomes directly involved in the Thirty Years' War.
Elector palatine, Charles Lewis, excluded from the peace of Prague between Emperor Ferdinand II and Electorate of Saxony, travels to England to secure military help from his uncle, Charles I.

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