King Charles II (102 page)
Authors: Antonia Fraser
Janssens’ painting
The Ball at the Hague
shows Charles
II
dancing with his sister Mary, Princess of Orange, on the eve of his Restoration.
Charles
II
being welcomed in triumph by the Dutch at Delft, before setting sail for England, from Lower’s
Voyage of Charles
II
, 1660.
Charles
II
depicted in an initial in a Plea Roll, 1661.
The coronation of Charles
II
in Westminster Abbey, 23 April 1661.
Catharine of Braganza, painted during her first years in England, by Lely.
Medallion celebrating Charles
II
’s marriage to Catharine of Braganza, 21 May 1662, by George Bower.
King Charles and Queen Catharine arriving at Hampton Court after their marriage, by Dirck Stoop.
The marriage certificate of Charles
II
and Catharine of Braganza, now preserved in Portsmouth Cathedral (the date is wrongly given as 22 May).
Mr Rose, the royal gardener, presenting Charles
II
with a pineapple probably in front of Dorney Court, Windsor. Painting by Thomas Danckerts.
The Royal Escape
, as the ship in which Charles
II
left England in October 1651 was rechristened, painted by William van de Velde after the Restoration, at the request of the King.
‘Madame’ – Henriette-Anne, Duchesse d’Orléans, Charles
II
’s favourite sister, by Samuel Cooper.
William
III
of Orange, nephew of Charles
II
, by Adriaen Hanneman; this painting and that of his mother, Princess Mary, hung in the King’s Bedchamber at Whitehall.
The Ball at the Hague
shows Charles
II
dancing with his sister Mary, Princess of Orange, on the eve of his Restoration.
CharlesII
being welcomed in triumph by the Dutch at Delft, before setting sail for England, from Lower’s
Voyage of Charles
II
, 1660.
CharlesII
depicted in an initial in a Plea Roll, 1661.
The coronation of CharlesII
in Westminster Abbey, 23 April 1661.
Catharine of Braganza, painted during her first years in England, by Lely.Medallion celebrating CharlesII
’s marriage to Catharine of Braganza, 21 May 1662, by George Bower.
King Charles and Queen Catharine arriving at Hampton Court after their marriage, by Dirck Stoop.The marriage certificate of CharlesII
and Catharine of Braganza, now preserved in Portsmouth Cathedral (the date is wrongly given as 22 May).
Mr Rose, the royal gardener, presenting CharlesII
with a pineapple probably in front of Dorney Court, Windsor. Painting by Thomas Danckerts.
The Royal Escape, as the ship in which Charles
II
left England in October 1651 was rechristened, painted by William van de Velde after the Restoration, at the request of the King.
‘Madame’ – Henriette-Anne, Duchesse d’Orléans, CharlesII
’s favourite sister, by Samuel Cooper.
WilliamIII
of Orange, nephew of Charles
II
, by Adriaen Hanneman; this painting and that of his mother, Princess Mary, hung in the King’s Bedchamber at Whitehall.
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