MB. lead. A. W. Franks, At. Very rare.
A plaque. This piece and the following one appear to have
formed part of a series of portraits of the Stuart Sovereigns,
which were executed either in silver or lead, and may have
been framed for suspension. (See No. 202, Vol. I. p. 847.)
They are of fine workmanship, and were made by Norbert
Boettier about the beginning of the reign of Anne.
539. M em o r ia l o f J am e s I I .
Bust of James I I . , v., laureate, &c.; same as the preceding.
Leg. ia c o b v s n . d . a . mag : b r : f r a : e t . h ib : r e x . On
truncation, 88. Below, small and large roses.
3-7 by 3-2.
MB. At. A. W. Franks, At. Very rare.
A plaque like the preceding, and of the same workmanship.
540. S u c c e s s io n o f P r i n c e J am e s , Sept. 1701.
Busts conjoined, r., of James II. and his Queen. He,
laureate, hair long, wears armour and mantle : she is draped.
Leg. ia c o b v s . i i . e t . m a r ia . d g . mag , b r i . f b a n . e t . h ib .
REX . ET . REGIN.
R e v . Bust of Prince James,. I., hair long, in armour, and
mantle fastened with brooch on the shoulder. Leg. ia c o b v s .
m . D . G . M . B . F . E T . H . REX.
2. (See Woodcut.)
MB. Æ gilt. Her Majesty, Æ gilt. Very rare.
This piece is always cast and chased, and sometimes has no
legend on the obverse. It is without date, and was executed
about the close of the reign of Queen Anne, as thé reverse is
copied from a medal made by Norbert Boettier in 1712. It
belongs to a series of cast and chased medals from originals hy
Norhert Boettier, executed at the request of some adherents of
the Stuarts as memorials of different members of that family.
Others hear the portraits of the Prince and his sister Louisa,
Queen Anne, &c.
540. Succession of Prince James.
Immediately after the death of James II. his son was
proclaimed in France under the title of James III.
541. P r i n c e s s e s M a t i l d a a n d S o p h ia . 1701.
Bust of the Princess Matilda, r., veiled, in mantle fastened
with hrooch in front. Leg. m a t i l d a . f i l i a . h . i i . r . a n g l .
VX . H . LEON . D . BAV . ET . SAX - MATER . OTT . IV . IMP . PRIVS .
DVC . AQVIT . H . PAL . RHEN . D . S . WILH - SATORIS . DOMVS .
b r v n s . (Matilda, daughter of Henry II., King of England,
wife of Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony, mother
of Otho IV., Emperor, previously Duke of Aquitaine, of Henry,
Count Palatine of the Bhine, Duke of Saxony, and of William,
founder of the House of Brunswick.) Below, r . f a l t z .
Rev. Bust of the Electress Sophia, r., veiled, in dress and
mantle. Leg. s o p h ia - e x . s t i r p e . e l : p a l : n e p t . la c : i .
REG : M : BRIT : VIDVA ERN : AVG : e l e c t : BRVNS : ET . LVN :
ANGLIAE . PRINCEPS . AD . SVCCESSIO . NOMINATA . M.DCCI.
(Sophia, of the family of the Elector Palatine, grand-daughter