Frances Stewart, Duchess of Richmond 1647-1702

 

Frances Teresa Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox was a prominent member of the Court of the Restoration and famous for refusing to become a mistress of Charles II of England. For her great beauty she was known as La Belle Stuart and served as the model for an idealised, female Britannia.

Painted by  Jacob Huysmans and engraved by C. Rivers
Size 26 x 17 cms
Price £14..00

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