Engraving depicting the triumphal departure of Charles II of England from Netherlands to reclaim the British throne after nine years in exile with the Restoration of the English monarchy in 1660. Massive crowds have gathered at the beach of Scheveningen to see him off. In the sky are winged gods and putti holding crowns and the seal of Great Britain, beneath a ribbon bearing the Latin motto,"Quo fas et fata nos vocant" ("where duty and the fates call").
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).
References: the original pen drawing of this engraving by Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne is at the Rijksmuseum (RP-T-00-365); a copy of the book from this engraving is from is digitized on Google Books.
