Charles I and the Knights of the Garter in Procession AN1966.447 autograph version was commissioned for

autograph version was commissioned for Shaftesbury's friend

The Battle of Pavia occurred at a crucial stage in the struggles between the French and Imperial forces in north Italy

It was known in 18th-century France as 'Le Manchot' - 'The One Armed Man' - on account of the seated figure whose left hand is concealed below his apron

or a member of the Palma di Cesnola family

Charles I and the Knights of the Garter in Procession AN1966.447 autograph version was commissioned forThis large, lightly painted oil sketch was painted in about 1638 as a model for one of a set of tapestries to decorate the walls of the Banqueting Hall in Whitehall. It represents the procession of the Order of the Garter which took place annually on 23 April, the Feast of St George, and ended with a dinner in the Banqueting Hall. The Knights are followed by the officers, the Registrar, the Garter King of Arms and the Usher of the Black Rod; then the