QUEEN ANNE.

DateMarch 23, 1744

Engraver Jacobus Houbraken 1698-1780

After work by Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723)

Publisher John & Paul Knapton (active 1735-1789)

OriginEngland, London

MediumBlack and white line engraving with etching

DimensionsOH: 18 3/4" x OW: 12 5/8"; Plate H: 14 1/8" x W: 8 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1930-436

DescriptionThe text within the oval surrounding the portrait reads: "QUEEN/ ANNE."

The lower margin reads: "At Kensington Palace./ G. Kneller pinxit./ J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1744./ Impensis J. &P. Knapton Londini, Mar. 23. 1744."ProvenanceBefore 1930, Robert Fridenberg (New York, NY); 1930-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).