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Charles II, King of Great Britain

1630 - 1685

Charles II (1630 - 1685) was the eldest son of Charles I. He regained the crown of England in 1660 after the civil war and the interregnum.

Charles II did much to reassemble his father's art collection which had been dispersed under the Commonwealth, but parts of it were irretrievable.

Paintings previously owned by Charles II, King of Great Britain

A Man holding a Glove
A Man holding a Glove
Jan Gossaert (Jean Gossart)
A bearded man gazes out intently from this painting. We don't know who the sitter is, but the cut of his beard and the fashion of his hat and clothes suggest a date towards 1530. The fact that both his doublet and gown are lined with fur probably indicates that the portrait was painted during the...
Not on display
The Way to Calvary
The Way to Calvary
Jacopo Bassano
While carrying his cross, Christ stumbles and falls. One of Christ’s executioners raises a fist to strike him and another pulls him by a rope around his waist. In the distance is Calvary, the barren hill with two crosses where Christ will be crucified. The Virgin follows her son and wipes her tea...
Room 9