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''Charles I with M. de St Antoine'' is an oil painting on canvas by the Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck, depicting Charles I on horseback, accompanied by his riding master, Pierre Antoine Bourdon, Seigneur de St Antoine. Charles I became King of Great Britain and Ireland in 1625 on the death of his father James I, and van Dyck became Charles' Principal Painter in Ordinary in 1632. This portrait is thought to have been painted around 1633, and was the first equestrian portrait of Charles I painted by van Dyck. The prime version is in the Royal Collection. ==Description== Charles is depicted as a chivalrous knight and sovereign.〔 He rides a large and heavily muscled white horse - possibly a Lipizzaner - under a neoclassical triumphal arch, from which fall hangings of green silk. He is clad in parade armour with the blue sash of the Order of the Garter and carries a baton of military command. Charles is depicted almost alone, perhaps alluding to the period of his personal rule without Parliament, and is viewed from below, as in van Dyck's 1635 painting ''Charles I at the Hunt'' which disguises the King's lack of stature. To the right stands his riding master, Pierre Antoine Bourdon, Seigneur de St Antoine (with a ribbon around his neck, possibly of the Order of Saint Lazarus) who looks up at the king while holding his helmet. A large Royal coat of arms of the House of Stuart stands to the lower left of the painting (of four quarters, first and fourth, the fleur de lys of France quartering the three lions of England, second the double tressured lion of Scotland, and third the harp of Ireland), surmounted by a large crown. The painting is oil on canvas and measures .〔(Charles I with M. de St Antoine ), Royal Collection〕 It may have been intended as a theatrical tromp l'oeil flourish for the end of the King's gallery at St James's Palace. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles I with M. de St Antoine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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