Ruiterportret van Karel I, Koning van Engeland by Cornelis van Dalen I

Ruiterportret van Karel I, Koning van Engeland 1625 - 1665

light pencil work

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personal sketchbook

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This 17th-century engraving by Cornelis van Dalen I, titled *Ruiterportret van Karel I, Koning van Engeland* depicts King Charles I of England on horseback. Dalen's detailed etching, housed in the Rijksmuseum, shows the king in full regalia, complete with a crown and a royal cape, as he rides through a landscape inscribed with the city of Edinburgh. The engraving captures the majesty of the monarch and exemplifies the use of this style in depicting royalty in the Dutch Golden Age.