was never hardened. The woodcut is taken from the puncheon,
which has been improved after the die was struck.
This completes the set of portraits made by Boettier of the
favourites of Charles II ., the others being the Duchess of
Biehmond, No. 195, the Duchess of Cleveland, No. 204, and
the Duchess of Portsmouth, No. 216.
Hortense Mancini, Duchess of Mazarin, born at Eome in
1646, was the niece of Cardinal Mazarin, who by permission of
Louis XIV. appointed her heir to his title, arms, and estates.
232. Portrait of the Duchess of Mazarin.
She married the Marquis de la Meilleraye in 1661, but,
having quarrelled with him, she came to England in 1675,
and soon became one of the favourites of Charles II., who,
before his Eestoration, had sought her hand in marriage, and
who now granted her an annual pension of £4,000, which was
continued by James II., but reduced by William III. to £2,000.
The Duchess of Mazarin died in Chelsea, 11 Feb. 1699. She
was remarkable not only for her beauty and wit, but also for
her love of study and reading, and her house at Chelsea for
many years was the daily resort of the most distinguished
savants of the time.
233. A n n e , C o u n t e s s o p D o r s e t . Died 1676.
Bust of the Countess of Dorset, three-quarters, I., wearing
veil over the back of the head, deep lace cape with brooch in
front, and bodice with jewel. Leg. ann : covnt : o p : d o r s e t t :
PEMB : & MOVNTG &C.
Rev. Faith, crowned, holds a Bible, and leans upon the
cross. Leg. so l e . d a v g h t e r . & h e ir e . to g e o r g e . e a r l e .
o f . cvm b er la n d . m. m. Cross crosslet.
1*6. Med. Hist, xxxiv. 2.
MB. At. Col. K. Henderson, At gilt. Bare.
Cast, and in general very slightly chased. There is a modern
copy of this medal, probably by Stuart. Anne, daughter and
heir of George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, married, first,
Eichard Sackville, third Earl of Dorset, 27 Feb. 1609, and,
secondly, 3 June, 1630, Philip Herbert, fourth Earl of Pembroke
and Montgomery. She died 22 March, 1676. The point
in the character of this extraordinary woman selected for commemoration
here is her piety. Eainbow, Bishop of Carlisle, in
the sermon which he preached at her funeral, 14 April, 1676,
said, “ She was as remarkable for her piety and devotion as for
her good works: she built and repaired churches and almshouses,
and endowed hospitals and schools.” As the above
medal has had a ring for suspension, it is very possible that it
was issued to be worn by the inmates of the almshouses which
the Countess of Dorset erected.
284. M a r r ia g e o f W il l ia m III., P r in c e o r Or a n g e , and
P r in c e s s M ary. 1677.
William and Mary, her dress ornamented with roses, with
their right hands clasped and holding a flaming heart; above,
rays of lig h t; in the distance, building and fountain; below,
tablet, from which an inscription, a portion of which still
remains, but illegible, has been erased. Leg. incuse.—