Portrait of King Charles II, bust-length, wearing a breastplate with a gold-embroidered coat and lace cravat

Studio of Sir Peter Lely (Soest, Westphalia 1618-1680 London) Portrait of King Charles II, bust-length, wearing a breastplate with a gold-embroidered coat and lace cravat with identifying inscription KING CHARLES THE SECOND' (upper left) oil on canvas 23¼ x 20¼ in. (59.1 x 51.5 cm.) in a mid 19th Century Florentine frame, presumably made for Prince Demidoff.