Departure of Charles II from Scheveningen, Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1660
pen and brown ink, with grey wash and opaque watercolour (partially oxidized), over black chalk; outlines indented for transfer; framing line in brown ink, h 307mm × w 389mm More details
With the Restoration of the English monarchy in 1660, Charles II returned from nine years in exile on the Continent. On 23 May he left the Mauritshuis in The Hague and made his way to the beach at Scheveningen, whence his ship – previously called the Naseby but rechristened the Charles for the occasion – sailed for England.
