Identification title(s): charles ii of england arriving on the beach at dover, may 25, 1660. Restoration (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-73. 174. Catalog reference: number of states known-3(3). Note: state after fagan's second state, 1885. . Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 12. Description: the king is greeted by general george monck, the dukes of gloucester and york, the earl of clarendon, sir john granville and others. In the background dover castle. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: william woollett (mentioned on object), printmaker: william sharp (mentioned on object), after a painting by: benjamin west (mentioned on object), publisher: benjamin west (mentioned on object), publisher: elizabeth woollett (mentioned on object), publisher: john hall (mentioned on object) place of manufacture: printmaker: england, publisher: london, publisher: london, publisher: london. Dating: 1789. Physical characteristics: etching and engraving. Material and technique. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: plate edge: height 486 mm × width 617 mm explanation the plate was completed by william sharp after woollett's death. Subjectwhat: arrival at the beach (+ landscape with figures, staffage), landscape with tower or castle, kneeling before a ruler, baring the head, lifting one's hat, king, restoration of charles iiwhen: 1660-05-25where: dover (england)who: charles ii (king of england), edward hyde (1st earl of clarendon), henry of england (duke of gloucester), james ii (king of england and scotland), george monck (duke of albemarle), john granville (1st earl of bath). Acquisition and rights: acquisition: purchase 1828. Copyright: public domain
documentationa catalog raisonné of the engraved works of william woollett, louis alexander fagan, p. 57, cat. No. 122. Selling prints to the rijksmuseum in 1827: christiaan josi and cornelis apostool, erik hinterding, olenka horbatsch. Unknown date
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