Equestrian Portrait of Charles I

Anthony van Dyck

c. 1637–1638 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery, London

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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 exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Equestrian Portrait of Charles I in the public domain?

Yes. Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Equestrian Portrait of Charles I painted, and in what medium?

Equestrian Portrait of Charles I dates from c. 1637–1638 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 367 × 292.1 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Anthony van Dyck's Equestrian Portrait of Charles I — the equestrian portrait of Charles I — the king in full armour on a great grey horse beneath an oak — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. The Court Portrait, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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