King Richard III (1452-1485) Reigned 1483-1485

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall

This is a version of the standard portrait of Richard III. Almost all portraits of Richard are the same basic type, derived from a single portrait painted from life. The only notable variant is a work at the Society of Antiquities, in which the face pattern is reversed. The original, from which all other versions stem, may be the earliest known example (probably late 15th-century) in the Royal Collection.

This work was lent to an exhibition of historical art works at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1909, by a private collector.

People

Richard III (1452 - 1485)

Places

Subjects

royal portrait, British School C17th, man, 15th century costume, ermine, brooch, pearls, tudor cap, livery collar, King

Materials & Techniques

panel, oil, oil painting

Artist

British 17th century unknown

Title

King Richard III (1452-1485) Reigned 1483-1485

Date

c.1675-1700

Medium

Oil on panel

Dimensions

height: 43.70 cm, width: 32.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from John H Frere, October 1951

Inscription

tl: Ricardus. III

Provenance

Collection of Arthur H. Frere; collection of John H. Frere (presumably by descent); from whom purchased by the Ministry of Works in 1951

GAC number

1389