Van Dyck painting back at Hampton Court Palace after 300 years
The portrait of the king's daughter, Princess Mary, adorned his chamber wall in the last days of his reign while he was under house arrest at the palace.
But it was saved from the parliamentarians under his express orders when he fled his captors in 1647.
Under the care of Lady Aubigny, an active royalist supporter, the painting was taken to the Netherlands a year later and remained in various continental collections for more than three centuries.
It was not until 1967 that the portrait appeared on the London art market and was bought by Van Dyck expert, Sir Oliver Millar.
The portrait, painted by the Flemish baroque artist Anthony Van Dyck in 1637, has now been re-hung at Hampton Court after it was acquired for the nation...
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But it was saved from the parliamentarians under his express orders when he fled his captors in 1647.
Under the care of Lady Aubigny, an active royalist supporter, the painting was taken to the Netherlands a year later and remained in various continental collections for more than three centuries.
It was not until 1967 that the portrait appeared on the London art market and was bought by Van Dyck expert, Sir Oliver Millar.
The portrait, painted by the Flemish baroque artist Anthony Van Dyck in 1637, has now been re-hung at Hampton Court after it was acquired for the nation...