Westminster Portrait of Richard II of England

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by The Bridgeman Art Library
published on 22 January 2020
Westminster Portrait of Richard II of England Download Full Size Image

A portrait of Richard II of England (r. 1377-1399 CE). The painting was the first of an English king to be painted in his lifetime and was hung in Westminster Abbey. Some scholars have attributed the painting to Andre Beauneveu of Valenciennes (1335-1400 CE) but this is disputed.

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Library, T. B. A. (2020, January 22). Westminster Portrait of Richard II of England. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11771/westminster-portrait-of-richard-ii-of-england/

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Library, The Bridgeman Art. "Westminster Portrait of Richard II of England." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 22, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11771/westminster-portrait-of-richard-ii-of-england/.

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Library, The Bridgeman Art. "Westminster Portrait of Richard II of England." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Jan 2020. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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