Earl of Castlemains Embassy to the Pope [ms below image]
Gio Batta Lenardi Romo Inv et delin Arnoldo Van Westerhout fiam.o Sculp [1687] Engraving, sheet 250 x 185mm (9¾ x 7¼"). Trimmed and glued to backing sheet. Roger Palmer, earl of Castlemaine (1634-1705), ambassador to James II, in Rome kneeling before Pope Innocent XI. Putti in top left carrying likeness of James II. Illustration from John Michael Wright's 'An Account of his Excellence Roger Earl of Castelmaine's Embassy from his sacred Majesty James the IId' (London, 1688). One of few engravings after Giovanni Battista Lenardi (1656-1704), member of the Accademia de San Luca who produced several works for churches in Rome.
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