Lot 18
Broadside.- Funeral Procession.- Scherm (Laurens) Waare Afbeeldinge van de Lyk-Staatsie, gehouden over Hare Majesteyt Maria Stuart ..., printed broadside in Dutch, Amsterdam, Carel Allard, 1695.
Hammer Price: £800
Description
Broadside.- Funeral Procession.- Scherm (Laurens) Waare Afbeeldinge van de Lyk-Staatsie, gehouden over Hare Majesteyt Maria Stuart ..., printed broadside in Dutch, engraved illustration, chipping to edges, odd spot, glazed and framed, broadside c.430 x 540 mm., Amsterdam, Carel Allard, 1695.
⁂ Scarce. We could only find 2 copies in institutional collections, at the British Museum and the V&A.
The engraving by Scherm shows the funeral procession of Queen Mary II, winding its way toward Westminster Abbey with the cortege and the coffin of the queen, pulled by eight horses.
Description
Broadside.- Funeral Procession.- Scherm (Laurens) Waare Afbeeldinge van de Lyk-Staatsie, gehouden over Hare Majesteyt Maria Stuart ..., printed broadside in Dutch, engraved illustration, chipping to edges, odd spot, glazed and framed, broadside c.430 x 540 mm., Amsterdam, Carel Allard, 1695.
⁂ Scarce. We could only find 2 copies in institutional collections, at the British Museum and the V&A.
The engraving by Scherm shows the funeral procession of Queen Mary II, winding its way toward Westminster Abbey with the cortege and the coffin of the queen, pulled by eight horses.
