In obitum serenissimae Mariae Reginae Angliae &c. [graphic]

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Title: In obitum serenissimae Mariae Reginae Angliae &c. [graphic]
Creator: Smith, J. (John), 1652-1743, printmaker
Contributor: Kneller, Godfrey, Sir, 1646-1723, artist.
Smith, J. 1652-1743, publisher.
Published / Created: [approximately 1695]
Publication Place: London?
Publisher: John Smith
Abstract: "Cupid mourning, standing in front of the tomb of Queen Mary, hands crossed over his breast, looking down to left at a banderolle inscribed 'Pastora is no more' lying on the edge of the dais on which the casket stands, wearing an empty quiver and cloak, his broken bow and arrows cast on the ground nearby; the tomb decorated with swag and the Garter star; mountains in the background."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from text below image.
Approximate date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue.
Provenance: R.G. Michel; October 1965;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 361 x 255 mm, on sheet 395 x 279 mm
Language: English

Genre: Mezzotints England London 1695
Material: mezzotint ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England.
Subject (Name): Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694
Cupid (Roman deity),
Subject (Topic): Death and burial
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Subjects: Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694 > Death and burial
Cupid (Roman deity)
Tombs & sepulchral monuments > England
England > London > 1695

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