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File:Charles II when Prince of Wales by William Dobson, 1642.jpg

Summary

Artist
Title
English: Allegorical portrait of Charles II of England when Prince of Wales with a page on the right and the head of Medusa bottom left
Date circa 1642 or 1643
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 153.6 × 129.8 cm (60.5 × 51.1 in)
Source/Photographer www.nationalgalleries.org

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