Sir Robert Strange
Charles II, 1630 - 1685. King of Scots 1649 - 1685, King of England and Ireland 1660 - 1685 (as Prince of Wales, with James, Duke of York and...
About this artwork
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artist:Sir Robert Strange (1721 - 1792) British
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title:Charles II, 1630 - 1685. King of Scots 1649 - 1685, King of England and Ireland 1660 - 1685 (as Prince of Wales, with James, Duke of York and Princess Mary)
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Line engraving on paper
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measurements:33.02 x 41.28 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by William Finlay Watson 1886
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accession number:SPL 23.10
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Sir Robert Strange
Sir Robert Strange
Born in Kirkwall, Orkney, Strange was apprenticed to Richard Cooper, the Edinburgh engraver. An ardent Jacobite, he joined the 1745 Rising and went into exile after the defeat at Culloden. He married the sister of the Secretary to Prince Charles Edward Stuart and studied engraving in Rouen and...