Prince Rupert, Count Palatine

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The third son of Frederick V and Elizabeth, the exiled King and Queen of Bohemia, Rupert was a nephew of Charles I. He was made an honorary Founder Fellow of the Royal Society in 1664. He submitted a wide range of research including a water pump, navigational instruments, gunpowder, an early machine gun and a perspective aid for artists. He proved to be one of the most skillful and inspiring Royalist commanders in the Civil War. Having survived being shot in the head in 1647, Rupert conducted surgical experiments on his wound and presented papers to the Society. He was also the earliest practitioner of mezzotint in England and demonstrated the technique in 1661.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

Prince Rupert, Count Palatine

Date

c.1670

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 105.4 x W 80 cm

Accession number

608

Acquisition method

Purchased, 1883

Work type

Painting

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