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.

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

Jodocus Hondius I (Dutch, 1563 - 1611/1612)

Medium: engraving
Classification: Print
Dimensions: plate: 38.5 × 24.5 cm (15 3/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
Culture: Unknown
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Rosenwald Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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