Great Britain -- England -- London, -- publication place.
Item Details
Call number
272814
Folger-specific note
From dealer's description: "MARY OF MODENA IN EARLY MEZZOTINT 8. [BROWNE, Alexander.] Maria D.G. Ang: Sco: Fran: et Hib: Regina. [London.] P Lelly Eques pinx: Cum privilegio Regis Alexr. Browne ex. [c.1685.] Mezzotint (sheet 25.7 x 34.9cm, platemark 25.1 x 34.3cm ) a very good impression. A fine mezzotint depicting the pious Roman Catholic Mary of Modena (1658-1718), second wife of King James II (1633-1701). As the title describes her here as Queen consort of England, Scot- land and Ireland, the print presumably was produced between 6 February 1685 and 11 December 1688. After a painting by the artist and collector Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680), the most prominent portrait painter of the court of Charles II, this mezzotint bears the imprint of Alexander Browne (d.1706), miniature painter, auctioneer and one of the first men in London to publish mezzotints. Chaloner Smith 1883, 43, III." Ordered from Samuel Gedge Ltd, D9681, 2023-09-13, Cat. A List of Books, Prints, Drawings & Ephemera by, for & about Women, September 2023, item #8
