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Portrait of James, Duke of York is a 1673 portrait painting by the French artist Henri Gascar depicting the future James II of England, then Duke of York. [1] [2] [3] James is portrayed in Baroque style in Roman clothing in the style of Mars, the god of war. He stands in a pavilion with his flagship the Royal Prince in the background.
James II & VII: Britain's Last Catholic King. Pen and Sword History, 2023. Callow, John. The Making of King James II: The Formative Years of a Fallen King. Sutton, 2000. Piper, David. Catalogue of the Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery 1625-1714. 1963
Earlier 1635 painting with both Prince Charles and Prince James wearing skirts. In 1635 Van Dyck had painted a portrait of the same three children, which was intended to be sent to the Queen's sister Christina, in exchange for portraits of the Duchess's children. However, the King was angry with Van Dyck for showing Prince Charles wearing ...
A new portrait of King Charles is roiling some royals fans. In the painting, the king's face seems to float above a red Welsh Guards uniform, all in a sea of red.
From 1836 until his death in 1877, Prince Charles was colonel-in-chief of the 4. Infantry Regiment, later named "Prinz Carl" after him. In accordance with the Constitution of the Grand Duchy of Hesse, Prince Charles was a member of the First Chamber of the Landtag of the Grand Duchy of Hesse from 1834 until a reform of the electoral law in 1849 ...
The throwback post includes a grainy black-and-white photo of a young King Charles and Princess Anne. Taken in 1956, the picture (photographed by Antony Armstrong-Jones) shows the royal siblings ...
However, according to certain family documents and correspondence, his successor as King of Finland would have been his second surviving son Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (1896–1989), apparently because Philipp was already the designated heir of the rights over the Electorate of Hesse, but certainly because Wolfgang was with his parents in 1918 ...
A new portrait of King Charles III was unveiled in honor of Armed Forces Day in the U.K. ... the wedding of Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton in 2011, and Charles’ coronation in 2023. ...