Charles II: Art and Power; The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace

Greatly enjoyed the Royal Collection Trust exhibition this morning. 

Highly recommended!

John Michael Wright, Charles II, c.1676 

Alexander the Great meets Diogenes,

the philosopher who lived in a barrel.

See also, another essential exhibition:

Charles I: King and Collector , Guardian Review

Anthony van Dyck, Charles I, 1635-6 

Oil on canvas, 84.4 x 99.4 cm 

RCIN 404420 

Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017

Charles I: a king with an art collection to die for, The Economist 1843 magazine, Maggie Gray