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Description: | This painting is an excellent copy of the original in the National Gallery. The figure seen in the right hand corner is M de St Antoine, a Knight of Malta, the most accomplished equestrian of his day who filled the office of Master of the Horse. The National Gallery portrait probably dates from the later years of Van Dyck's English period, about 1637, not long before the outbreak of the Civil War which led to the King's execution in 1649. The Gallery's picture shows Charles I wearing the medallion of a Garter Sovereign, riding as if at the head of his knights. He is dressed in armour and holding a commander's baton. The magnificent horse, and the subdued but rich colours of the saddlecloth, landscape and the page holding the helmet complement the elegance of the rider. | Subjects: | portrait (Charles I); animal (horse); figure; landscape | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Dyck, Anthony van (Flemish painter, 1599-1641, active in England) Æ After | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8408... | Go to resource |
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