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[The Act of Union.] The Master Piece of her Majesty.
[The Act of Union.] The Master Piece of her Majesty. The two Parliaments reunited in one and the Same Pallace; Which are conducted by the Concord and her Company, Present them to ye Queen: for to make ye happy Union; of which all the Elements do Solemnize their Joy.
Ingraved by S: Conniand at Mrs Hodge in Angel Court near the May pole in the Strand Just by Surrey Street near St Clement Church.
Sold by the Author at the Cock the 2d door ye upper end of West Street near Grafton Street, Soho. [n.d., c.1707.]
Engraving. Sheet 300 x 375mm (11¾ x 14¾"). Trimmed into image at top, some browning, laid on album paper. Slight central crease.
An allegorical scene: Queen Anne stands presiding over the union of female figures of England and Scotland, attended by the figures of Abundance, Fidelity, Concord, Prudence and Justice. To the right is the sea with tritons and a sea battle. Above two angelic figures have been partially excised.
Not in BM, with no entry for Conniand. The only other reference to him we could find is as engraver of 'The Brawl of Audenarde, Mr: Siris new dance for the year 1709'.
[Ref: 45306]   £480.00  
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