Tapestry

Tapestry portrait of Charles II said to be by John Vanderbank after Sir Peter Lely. Tapestry weave, warp (wool) running horizontally and weft (silk) vertically. Stretched and tacked to a rectangular wooden stretcher; tacks not original.

Object Details

ID: TXT0108
Collection: Textiles
Type: Tapestry
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 17C; circa 1665
People: King Charles II
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall: 790 x 660 mm