Charles II as a Child

Ca. 1670. Oil on canvas.
Not on display

Herrera Barnuevo was Charles II`s court painter, executing portraits of him between 1667 and 1671. These images include numerous elements referring to the young monarch`s royal status. Here various putti support the sceptre, crown and palm while on the left another one lifts up the insignia of the Golden Fleece and a crowned eagle holds a laurel wreath.

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Inventory number: P008201
Author: Sebastián de Herrera Barnuevo
Title: Charles II as a Child
Date: Ca. 1670
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Height: 185.5 cm; Width: 144 cm
Provenance: Gil Collection; acquired from Artur Ramon Art, Barcelona, 2014
Entry date: 2014

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Gayo, Mª Dolores; Jover de Celis, Maite, La preparación de los lienzos en la corte de Madrid: de Felipe IV a Felipe V, Boletín del Museo del Prado, XXXVIII, 2022, pp. 113-132 [128].