Cupid standing next to a tomb weeping and mourning the death of Queen Mary II. Mezzotint by J. Smith after G. Kneller, ca. 1695.

  • Kneller, Godfrey, Sir, 1646-1723.
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[1695?]
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44358i
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Cupid standing next to a tomb weeping and mourning the death of Queen Mary II. Mezzotint by J. Smith after G. Kneller, ca. 1695. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Mary II (1662-1694) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, and wife of William III. After years of ill health she died from a fulminating bout of smallpox which lasted for ten days at the end of December 1694. Her funeral procession to Westminster Abbey took place in a raging snowstorm and was followed by a ceremony designed by Sir Christopher Wren with music by Henry Purcell. The present print serves as a memento of that occasion

Cupid's bow is broken and lying next to him

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1695?]

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1 print : mezzotint, with engraving ; image 34.3 x 25.3 cm

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In obitum serenissimae Mariae Reginae Anglia & e. G. Kneller Eques pinx. J. Smith fec. et ex. Further lettering within the print: a banner lying on the ground reads "Pastora is no more", a quotation from an anthem by Henry Purcell sung at Mary's funeral

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Wellcome Collection 44358i

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