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Bust of King Charles I (© V&A Picture Library)
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© V&A Picture Library

Bust of King Charles I

Artist: attributed to Francesco Fanelli (active1609 - 1675)

Location: Victoria and Albert Museum

Date: 1634 - 1636

Materials: bronze

Dimensions: 18 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £100,000 (Total: £240,000; tax remission)

Vendor: Executors of Mrs Marjorie E Ionides

Review number: 4760 (1999)

Provenance:
Early provenance unknown; Miss Daphne Ionides thence by descent.

Description:
Bust (to chest). Depicts the king looking slightly to the right, wearing a medal on a ribbon.

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