26 of the Most Heinously Unflattering Royal Portraits in History
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1. King Henry VIII by Peter Isselburg and Cornelis Metsys, 1646
Photo: Peter Isselburg and Cornelis Metsys / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain2. Archduchess Maria Anna of Bavaria by an Unknown Artist, c. 1600
Photo: Artist Unknown / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain3. King Charles II of Spain by Luca Giordano, 1693
Photo: Luca Giordano / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain4. Queen Elizabeth I of England by William Rogers, 1595-1603
Photo: William Rogers / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain5. King Charles II of Spain by Juan Carreño de Miranda, c. 1677-1679
Photo: Juan Carreño de Miranda / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain6. King James II of Scotland by an Unknown Artist, 15th Century
Photo: Artist Unknown / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain7. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, by Stuart Pearson Wright, 2004
8. Emperor Leopold I of the Holy Roman Empire by Jan Thomas, 1667
Photo: Jan Thomas / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain9. King George III of Great Britain by Henry Meyer, 181
Photo: Henry Meyer / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain10. Emperor Leopold I of the Holy Roman Empire by Benjamin von Block, c. 1670
Photo: Benjamin von Block / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain11. Emperor Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire by Bernhard Strigel, 15th/16th Century
Photo: Bernhard Strigel / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain12. Queen Elizabeth I of England by an Unknown Artist, 16th Century
Photo: Artist Unknown / Public Domain13. Queen Elizabeth I of England by an Unknown Artist, c. 1610
Photo: Artist Unknown / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain14. King Philip IV of Spain by Gaspar de Crayer, 1627-28
Photo: Gaspar de Crayer / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain15. King James I of England by Arnold van Brounckhorst, c. 1574
Photo: Arnold van Brounckhorst / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain16. Danish Royal Family by Thomas Kluge, 2013
Photo: Thomas Kluge / Danish Royal Collections17. King Philip IV of Spain by Diego Velázquez, 1643
Photo: Diego Velázquez / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain18. King Ferdinand II of Spain by Michel Sittow, 15th/16th Century
Photo: Michel Sittow / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain19. King Ferdinand VII of Spain by Francisco Goya, 1815
Photo: Francisco Goya / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain20. King Frederik VII of Denmark by an Unknown Artist, 19th Century
Photo: Artist Unknown / Public Domain21. Queen Caroline of the United Kingdom by James Lonsdale, 1820
Photo: James Lonsdale / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain22. Prince Sergei Golitsyn of Russia by Gio Battista Ortolani Damon, 1800s
Photo: Gio Battista Ortolani Damon / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain23. King Louis XVI of France by Antoine-François Callet, 1788
Photo: Antoine-François Callet / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain24. Queen Caroline of the United Kingdom by James Tookey and Friedrich Schroeder, 1795
Photo: James Tookey and Friedrich Schroeder / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain25. Spanish Royalty, Court, and Commentators by Diego Velázquez, 1656
Photo: Diego Velázquez / Public Domain26. Mary, Queen of Scots, and James I by an Unknown Artist, 16th Century
Photo: Artist Unknown / Public Domain