A RARE NEEDLEWORK PORTRAIT OF CHARLES II

A RARE NEEDLEWORK PORTRAIT OF CHARLES II

AFTER SIR PETER LELY (1618-80), LATE 17TH CENTURY

silk and hair on a silk ground, depicted seated wearing a suit of armour and the chain of the garter, in an ebonised ripple moulded frame, the picture appears to have been cut down from a larger image

20 x 17.2cm

Catalogue Note

This silkwork portrait is probably after the original portrait painting by Sir Peter Lely which can be found in the Throne Room of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.