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[The funeral of Mary II] Bed van Parade [...]
[Romeyn de Hooghe]
By Pieter Persoy met Previlegie [1695].
Rare etching. Sheet 240 x 300mm (9½ x 11¾"). Trimmed close to printed border on left, lacking letterpress key.
Mary II's regalia on display after her death in 1694. Plate from Samuel Gruterus, 'Funeralia Mariae II Britanniarum' (Haarlem, 1695), which depicted episodes from the funeral of Mary II (1662-94). Although Mary had privately expressed the wish for a simple funeral, she was buried with elaborate ceremony in Westminster Abbey, and her funeral procession was the largest ever held for an English monarch. Etched by Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708),
Landwehr Bookplates 87.
[Ref: 61405] £180.00
By Pieter Persoy met Previlegie [1695].
Rare etching. Sheet 240 x 300mm (9½ x 11¾"). Trimmed close to printed border on left, lacking letterpress key.
Mary II's regalia on display after her death in 1694. Plate from Samuel Gruterus, 'Funeralia Mariae II Britanniarum' (Haarlem, 1695), which depicted episodes from the funeral of Mary II (1662-94). Although Mary had privately expressed the wish for a simple funeral, she was buried with elaborate ceremony in Westminster Abbey, and her funeral procession was the largest ever held for an English monarch. Etched by Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708),
Landwehr Bookplates 87.
[Ref: 61405] £180.00