Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Execution of King Charles I (includes portraits of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron; Oliver Cromwell) NPG D33017

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Unknown artist, published by Francoys van Beusekom

This unusual print was produced in the Netherlands for the Dutch market. The upper register appears to show personifications of European states paying homage to the dead king below portraits of Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax. The central scene copies Theatrum Tragicum, the earliest engraved depiction of Charles I's execution. The narrative scenes either side visually echo episodes from the last days of Jesus Christ - his entry into Jerusalem, agony in the garden, trial and last supper.

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.