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The King’s Last Day | The Execution of Charles I

Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Until Fri 1 May 2020

Open daily, 10am-5pm

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At the centre of this display is the intriguing and gory painting of the Execution of Charles I by an unknown Dutch artist. This painting, probably based on eye-witness accounts and contemporary engravings, records the execution of Charles I on 30 January 1649 at Whitehall, after a long and bitter civil war. Prints, paintings and miniatures from the collection also feature.

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Charles I, 1600 - 1649. Reigned 1625 - 1649 (The Execution of Charles I) Unknown
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Located in the city centre on Queen Street, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery is easy to access.

Scottish National Portrait Gallery
  • Open daily, 10am-5pm
1 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1JD

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