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Engraved portrait of a seated man in an ermine-trimmed royal robe, with a globe at left and a crown on a table at right, under a French caption.

Charles II

An engraved portrait of a seated king in a long robe trimmed with ermine, one hand resting on a terrestrial globe at left while a crown sits on a draped table at right. Fine linework and a French caption below identify the sitter as Charles II, King of Spain.

Artist
R. B.
Date
n.d.a.
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2791 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Carlos II, rey de España, retrato grabado

Un retrato grabado de un rey sentado con una larga túnica bordada con armiño, una mano apoyada sobre un globo terráqueo a la izquierda mientras una corona descansa sobre una mesa cubierta con tela a la derecha. Un trazo fino y una leyenda en francés debajo identifican al retratado como Carlos II, rey de España.

Português: Carlos II, rei da Espanha, retrato gravado

Um retrato gravado de um rei sentado, com longo manto forrado de arminho, uma das mãos apoiada sobre um globo terrestre à esquerda, enquanto uma coroa repousa sobre uma mesa com tecido drapeado à direita. Traço fino e legenda em francês abaixo identificam o retratado como Carlos II, rei da Espanha.

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