“Horseman, pass by!”
<p>T<strong>his</strong> equestrian portrait of <strong>King Charles I</strong>, painted around 1637 by <strong>Anthony van Dyck</strong> is larger than life, measuring more than 3.5 metres high and nearly 3 metres across. It was a time when the King reigned without a Parliament, and is one of the many portraits van Dyck made as Court Painter to King Charles I.</p>
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<p><strong>‘Equestrian Portrait of King Charles I’ (c.1637) by Anthony van Dyck</strong> [<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anthonis_van_Dyck_-_Equestrian_Portrait_of_Charles_I_-_National_Gallery,_London.jpg" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">view license</a>]</p>
<p>The King is in full armour with sword at his side as he grips the reins in his left hand, while his right hand rests confidently on the baton of command. He is being shown in complete control, ready for battle, state appearance, or perhaps some equestrian contest. He was known to be a skilled horseman and tilted at tournaments. He wears a medallion of St George called ‘The Lesser George’ which was the symbol of the Knights of the Garter, an order of high chivalry begun in medieval times, by decree of King Edward III of England.</p>
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