Wissing pinx. J. Smith fec:
E. Cooper ex. [n.d., c.1685.]
Rare mezzotint, 17th century watermark. Sheet 180 x 125mm (7½ x 5½"). Trimmed into image, hole in unprinted area, old ink mss, edged with album paper.
A half-length portrait in oval of James Scott (1649-1685), Duke of Monmouth, wearing long wig and armour. The illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress, Lucy Walter, Scott was executed after making an unsuccessful attempt to depose his uncle, James II, in the Monmouth Rebellion.
CS 183, ii of iv. Ex: Collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68619]  £160.00