Wilton Diptych

Richard II of England and his patron saints, portrayed on the Wilton Diptych. From left to right, these are St Edmund and St Edward the Confessor (earlier English kings who came to be venerated as saints), and St John the Baptist. This scene was painted by an unknown artist, on one of two panels on a portable altarpiece designed for the king's private prayer.

Portrait of Richard II of England about 1395 (National Gallery, London). It shows Richard II presented to the Virgin and Child by his patron saints. An example of the International Gothic style, it has been variously ascribed to English, French, and Italian hands but the balance of probability seems in favour of French authorship.

It is painted in tempera on two oak panels, each 45 x 29 cm/18 x 11.5 in. On the left obverse panel the king kneels, while behind him are St John the Baptist, St Edward the Confessor, and St Edmund, king and martyr. On the right are the Virgin and Child with a company of angels. The reverse panels show, left, a shield of arms and, right, a white hart, the badge of Richard II.

The picture is assumed to have been painted some years before Richard's deposition 1399, but it may be posthumous.