William Faithorne the Younger, ca. 1669–1703, Britishafter Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1599–1641, Flemish, active in Britain (1620–21; 1632–34; 1635–41)
Title:
Charles II when a Child
Date:
between 1671 and 1686
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and gray wash on medium, moderately textured, blue green wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 7 3/8 inches (22.5 × 18.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on back in pen and brown ink, lower center: "The Portrait of Charles the 2d. when a child after Vandyke by Faithorn"; inscription attached to mount in pen and brown ink, lower left: "King Charles 2d. when a Child after Vandyke by Faithorne. he intended to | Scrape a Merrotinto from it, some say he actually did scrape it, but I | never could get sight of it.- "; in pen and brown ink, lower right: "Purchased by me at Strawberry Hill"; in pen and blue ink, lower right: "The above is Horace Walpoles writing | CSB"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection