English: Description in Flemish paintings C. 1600-C. 1800 III, Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 2010, cat.no. 70:

Inscription: “Carl I Stuart, Konung i England Skottlandoch Irland. Född 1600 d. 29 nov. halsh. 1649 d.9 febr.” [Charles I Stuart, King of England, Scotlandand Ireland. Born 29 November 1600, executed9 February 1649]Inscription (on reverse): “Gifvit till Gripsholm afH.K.H. Kronprinsen Oscar. Efter ett porträtt afVan Dyk eller säkert af hans goda skola” [Donatedto Gripsholm by HRH Crown Prince Oscar. Basedon a portrait by Van Dyk or certainly from hisexcellent school], “N. 1119”

Technical notes: The support consists of an ovalpiece of fabric woven finely and evenly using a twill technique.The fabric has been bleached. Tacking edges of2.5 cm have been preserved around the entire ovalstretcher.

The ground consists of a beige/whiteish prefabricatedground. The paint layer is semi-transparent in the background.The portrait is rendered opaquely with a fewhighlights in the earrings, the star of the order and thelace on the collar.A copy of no. 69 in which Karl I is portrayed halflength.The copy depicts only the head and shouldersand is oval unlike no. 69. Probably a late 19th centurycopy.

Provenance: Gripsholm inventory 1831.

Bibliography: Cat. Gripsholm I, 1951, p. 168.

This copy, painted in the 19th century, is probablybased on the 17th century copy of the original that alsobelongs to Gripsholm Castle (no. 69). Unlike this latterportrait, here we have a portrait in an oval format.The portrait which is a stylised copy executed simplyis based therefore, like no. 69, on an original byAnthony van Dyck in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden(inv. no. 1038). This late 19th century copy wich was agift from Crown Prince Oscar also possesses a carvedframe with laurel leaves surmounted by a royal crown.

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