QUEEN MARY AS QUEEN- BY JOHN FABER JNR AFTER G. KNELLER.

Early 18th century mezzotint of Mary II as Queen. Whole length with hair in ringlets, pearl necklace, low gown, jewelled bodice and ermine mantle. Standing, holding mantle in left hand and with right resting on orb beside crown on table to left. With drapery and a view of a building in the background. Latin inscription below. Borders trimmed. Second state with publisher's address. Plate from of John Faber the Younger and Sir Geoffrey Kneller's series 'Beauties at Hampton Court' first published by John Cooper and later, in a reduced form, by Robert Sayer and John King

Mary of Modena (1658 - 1718).                                                                  Roman Catholic Queen of James II and only daughter of Alfonso IV, Duke of Modena, Mary intended to enter a convent until her marriage with James (1673). She then dedicated herself to the conversion of England, but her support of her husband's pro-Catholic policies made her unpopular. The fear of a Catholic succession to the throne, caused by the birth of their son James Francis Edward in 1688, led to the invitation of William of Orange to England.

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Sheet: 47cm x 32cm.                                                                                Framed: 59cm x 41cm.

£620