Charles II.

PrinterPrinted by D. W. Kellogg & Co. American, 1830 - 1840

Date1836

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 3/4 x 12 3/4in. (17.1 x 32.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 9/16 x 14 1/16in. (21.7 x 35.7cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionAt the left is a bust-length portrait of a man with long hair and a mustache. He wears a robe trimmed with ermine. A lace scarf or collar is worn over the robes. A brooch or pin is attached to the ermine border. The central panel has the printed heading "GOVERNORS." followed by the facsimile signatures of "Jo. Haynes" "Edwa. Hopkins" "Geo. Wyllys" "John Webster" "John Winthrop" "Willm. Leete" "Robert [illegible]" "Andross" "J. Winthrop" "G. Saltonstall" "John Talcott". The right panel has the printed heading "KINGS & QUEENS" followed by the facsimile signatures of "Charles R" "James R" "William R" "Marie R" "Anne R" and "George R."

Object number2003.275.0

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "CHARLES II. / From the Charter of Connecticut, 1662." Lower right, in pencil, "8 - 13 1/2".

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number.NotesDate Note: Appears as an illustraton in "Letters from the English Kings and Queens, Charles II, James II, William and Mary, Anne, George II, &c. to the Governors of the Colony of Connecticut, together with the answers thereto from 1635 to 1749; and other original, ancient, literary and curious documents compiled from files and records in the office of the Secretary of State of Connecticut." Compiled by R.R. Hinman. Hartford: John B. Eldredge, printer, 1836. Connecticut Imprints 1836 H 663L

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