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Portrait of Mary of Modena, Queen of James II: P.373-1947

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait of Mary of Modena, Queen of James II

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Painter: Lely, Peter (After)

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Description

Three-quarter length, seated in an interior; hair in curls, wearing a pearl necklace and a wide-necked dress; holding up a flower with her right hand and two others in her lap with her left; curtain to the r. and, in the distance to the l., a landscape with a row of trees

Legal notes

Bought from the Perceval Fund with the aid of a donation from Louis C. G. Clarke, M.A.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1947)

Note

Cut below image, flourish of lettering visible on the left-hand side.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.373-1947
Primary reference Number: 163553
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Sunday 7 August 2011 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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