Satire in Relation to Charles I and His "Eikwn Basilika"(Image of a Ruler)

Unknown Artist

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a seated man with a crown, holding his head with one hand and a skull with the other. He wears a high-collared garment and a necklace, positioned in front of a curtain. Two standing figures are slightly to the right, with one wearing a hat and a tunic, holding another hat, and the other having long curly hair and a longer coat. In the background is a circular object with text, surrounded by swirling dark lines. A text block with a poem is displayed below the scene.