Artist: Matthäus Merian (1593-1650). Matthäus Merian der Ältere was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt.
Title: Execution of Charles I outside the Banqueting House on Whitehall.
Titled in plate: Endhauptung des Königs in Engelandt Anno 1649.
Dimensions: Image 9" x 11 3/4". Sheet 13" x 15 1/2".
Publisher: Matthäus Merian der Ältere.
Edition: Theatrum Europaeum.
Date: c.1649.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper. Folded as issued.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Tears to margins, remnants of mounting hinges recto. Central vertical fold reinforced verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Theatrum Europaeum. 1650.
Museums and Libraries: The Royal Collection Trust RCIN 601939.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: German School XVII C.