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Portrait équestre de Charles I — Histoire et analyse

Charles I est assis droit sur un cheval alezan, vêtu d'une armure de tournoi ornée, tandis qu'il scrute un paysage sous un ciel nuageux. Un page se tient à droite, tendant un casque vers le roi, tandis qu'une tablette en bois attachée à une branche au-dessus indique 'CAROLUS I REX MAGNAE BRITANIAE'. Anthony van Dyck a peint ce portrait équestre vers 1637-38, présentant Charles I comme un monarque imposant et contemplatif, juste quelques années avant la guerre civile anglaise.

La peinture affirme la revendication de Charles en tant que roi de Grande-Bretagne, une déclaration politique seulement quelques décennies après l'union des couronnes d'Angleterre et d'Écosse. Cette œuvre appartient à un groupe de portraits équestres de Van Dyck qui s'inspirent de modèles impériaux pour élever la stature et l'autorité du roi.

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