Equestrian Portrait of Charles I
c. 1637–1638 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery, London
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641)
- Year
- c. 1637–1638
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 367 × 292.1 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery, London
- Movement
- Baroque
Charles I rides a massive dun horse through a wooded landscape in full tilt armour, a baton of command in his hand and the medallion of the Garter at his neck, while a page at the right offers his helmet and a tablet tied to a tree proclaims him King of Great Britain. At over three and a half metres high it is Van Dyck's largest portrait of the king, painted around 1637 to 1638, five years before the Civil War and a decade before Charles was tried and beheaded. The image borrows the imperial tone of Titian's Charles V on horseback and makes a man of five feet four into a philosopher-king surveying his realm. Van Dyck had been Principal Painter in Ordinary since 1632 and had already painted Charles mounted under a Roman arch with his riding master. The canvas is NG1172 at the National Gallery in London.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A king on a massive dun horse in full armour, a very tall portrait for a stairwell, hallway end or double-height wall at 18×24 in black. A deep green or charcoal wall; it suits a house with wood panelling.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Baroque painting
- Era
- 17th century (c. 1637–1638)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- intimate
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 18×24. Prints at 12×16, 18×24 in — 12×16 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 18×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or natural wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
