About this artwork
Charles is shown here addressing those around him on the scaffold - the crowd was too far away to hear his speech. His last official words were reported to have been, 'I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible crown; where no disturbance can be, no disturbance in the world'.
Updated before 2020
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title:Charles I, 1600 - 1649. Reigned 1625 - 1649
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Line engraving on paper
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measurements:9.32 x 4.62 cm
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accession number:SP II 20.94
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