Richard Perkins Seascapes Queen of the United Kingdom

Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

An exercise in the style of Rembrandt

This little painting was formerly attributed to Domenichino (1581-1641)

and the colours of their outfits - pale azure

Richard Perkins Seascapes Queen of the United KingdomRichard Perkins (1585? 1650) was an actor who became a member of Queen Anne's company by 1602. He was involved with the formation of the Revels company and joined the King's Men in 1623 4 but moved to Queen Henrietta's company, in which he was a colleague of William Cartwright the younger. Probably painted in the late 1640s, the pose in this picture seems to derive from Van Dyck's portrait of Charles I in three positions (Royal Collection).