King Charles II, by John Bushnell

An image of Sculpture/Bust. King Charles II (1630-1685). Bushnell, John (British, c.1606-1701). Terracotta, height 78.5 cm, circa 1678. Baroque. The King's head is turned to the front, facing and looking half-right. He has a small moustache and a long, curling periwig, falling over both shoulders. He wears armour, with a double chain holding the Garter medallion of St George, a lace trimmed cravat tied in a bow, and a cloak draped over his left shoulder.

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Sculpture/Bust. King Charles II (1630-1685). Bushnell, John (British, c.1606-1701). Terracotta, height 78.5 cm, circa 1678. Baroque. The King's head is turned to the front, facing and looking half-right. He has a small moustache and a long, curling periwig, falling over both shoulders. He wears armour, with a double chain holding the Garter medallion of St George, a lace trimmed cravat tied in a bow, and a cloak draped over his left shoulder.

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Accession Number: M.1-1948
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 780 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 714.56kB

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17th Century armour Baroque British School bust Charles II cravat curls curly English Fitz_AA John Bushnell kings lace male monarchs monarchy order of the garter periwig Restoration royal royalty rulers sculpture terracotta wigs

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