Title
Coronation of Charles II
1662
Artist
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Details
- Other Title
- Coronation of Charles II in Westminster Abbey
- Date
- 1662
- Media category
- Materials used
- etching
- Dimensions
- 36.5 x 48.2 cm trimmed to platemark
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1940
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 8506
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Wenceslaus Hollar
Works in the collection
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About
Born in Pargue, Hollar enjoyed virtual monopoly as an etcher in England where there was no native tradition in etching. This print was commissioned for John Ogilby's 'The Entertainment of Charles II in His Passage Through the City of London to His Coronation' (1662). The setting is the choir of Westminster Abbey. The king is seated on a dais in the foreground and is also shown seated farther on, at the moment of being crowned.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 3 exhibitions
The Bitten Image: European etchings from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 19 Jul 1980–14 Sep 1980
Old Europe: Prints & drawings from the collection 1500-1800, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 03 Jun 2006–06 Aug 2006
European prints and drawings 1500-1900, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Aug 2014–02 Nov 2014
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Nicholas Draffin (Curator), The bitten image: European etchings from the collection, Sydney, 1980, 8. no catalogue numbers
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