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Summary

anonymous: Richard III (1452-85)

Artist

British School
Description	British painter UnknownUnknown artist from Great Britain
Authority file	: Q56524314

Title

Portrait of Richard III of England (1452-1485)

Object type

painting

Genre

portrait

Description

based on lost contemporary original of Richard III of England, in the British Royal Collections. It shows later alterations to raise the height of the right shoulder and narrow the eyes. The medallions in the upper corners of the painting represent the Emperor Constantine I and his mother Helena. This painting is the source of the later 16th-century version in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Depicted people

Richard III of England

Date

1520

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

height: 56.5 cm (22.2 in); width: 35.6 cm (14 in)

Collection

Windsor Castle

	Native name	Royal Collection at Windsor Castle
	Parent institution	Royal Collection
	Location	Category:Berkshire
	Coordinates	51° 29′ 01.68″ N, 0° 36′ 17.39″ W
	Established	1070s date QS:P,+1070-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
	Website	www.royalcollection.org.uk
	Authority file	: Q42646 VIAF: 121660310 ISNI: 0000000121495119 LCCN: n50067807 NLA: 35613743 Historic England: 1117776 WorldCat

Current location

King's Dressing Room

Accession number

RCIN 403436

References

Royal Collection (UK) ID: 403436

Source/Photographer

Royal Collection of the United Kingdom

Licensing

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File history

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	02:55, 21 December 2015		934 × 1,500 (650 KB)	Oursana	source:https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/403436/richard-iii-1452-85
	20:42, 5 February 2006		200 × 321 (14 KB)	Maitch~commonswiki	15th century portrait of Richard III Repainted in 19th century but believed to be true to original This is the portrait Josephine Tey discusses in <i>The Daughter of Time</i>.