Engraving depicting the arrival of Charles II of England at Delft. He disembarks the vessel onto a quay and greeted by local dignitaries. A mass of carriages, children, and boats surround him to witness his arrival. In the sky, winged putti hold English and Dutch royal standards, palms, and wreaths beneath a blank ribbon. Charles II left the Netherlands to reclaim the British throne after nine years in exile with the Restoration of the English monarchy in 1660. Delft was a stop during his tour and departure of the Netherlands.
The engraving is one of six originally published in an account of Charles' journey from Breda to Scheveningen from May 25 to June 2, 1660, with stops along the way to meet with the Dutch monarch and address the Parliament. The account, written by Adrian Vlack, is called, 'Verhael in forme van Journael, van de reys ende 't vertoeven van den seer doorluchtige ende machtige prins Carel de II, Koning van Groot Britannien' [A Journal of the Voyage of King Charles II of Great Britain] (The Hague: 1660). An imprint of the text of the pages before and after the illustration is on the reverse.
References: The published journal from which this engraving comes from is digitized on Google Books (A Journal of the Voyage of King Charles II of Great Britain).
