RichardIIWestminsterHead.JPG
Summary
English: Portrait Richard II of England ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Anonymous
[1]
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Title |
English:
Portrait Richard II of England
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Object type |
painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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Description |
English:
King Richard II of England (1367 - 1400). Head of the famous portrait
shown
in Westminster Abbey, London, where Richard is buried. It is the work of an unknown master, and the date is usually given as about 1390. This painting is the earliest known portrait of an English monarch, according to the
Abbey's website
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Date |
circa 1390
date QS:P571,+1390-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
[1]
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Medium | oil on panel medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q106857709,P518,Q861259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q5933
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Source/Photographer | http://www.artyprints.co.uk/art/123708/Portrait_of_Richard_II_The_Westminster_Portrait_1390s |
Licensing
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional,
public domain
work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "
faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain
".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details. |