Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

'The last moments of King Charles the First' NPG D32081

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by James Scott, published by Thomas Boys, published by Rittner & Goupil, after William Fisk

This print places the viewer face-to-face with Charles for the gruesome spectacle of his execution. He looks directly out with Christ-like calm amid the bustle on the scaffold. The nearness of the axe blade strikes a chilling note in expectation of what is about to happen.
William Fisk painted a number of historical scenes from the reign of Charles I. Although he studied contemporary portraits and costumes, drama and pathos are more important than historical correctness. For example, Oliver Cromwell was not... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

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