Title Page for the Achievement of Our Sovereign King Charles the Second

Jodocus Hondius I

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a decorative coat of arms for King Charles II of England. The full description includes a central shield with multiple heraldic symbols, topped with a crown and sided by a lion and a unicorn as supporters. Surrounding the main coat of arms is a wide border filled with smaller shields representing the arms of various royal dynasties and regions historically connected to or ruled by the monarchy in England. At the bottom, a banner bears the motto "DIEU ET MON DROIT." The artwork features intricate detail and symmetry typical of 17th-century heraldic art.