Live Auction 1546The Raglan Collection: Wellington, Waterloo and The Crimea And Works of Art from the Collection of the Marquesses of Londonderry
BERNARD LENS (BRITISH, 1682-1740), AFTER SIR GODFREY KNELLER
Lot 165

BERNARD LENS (BRITISH, 1682-1740), AFTER SIR GODFREY KNELLER

Closed23 May 2014

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GBP 2,125

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BERNARD LENS (BRITISH, 1682-1740), AFTER SIR GODFREY KNELLER
Queen Anne (1665-1714), in ermine-trimmed gold robe and shawl, wearing the badge and jewel of the Order of the Garter, pearl necklace
on ivory
signed, dated and inscribed on the backing card 'Serenissima et Potentissima / Anna D.G. Angliae Scotiae / Francia et Hiberniae Regina / . Inaugurata XXIII0. die / Aprilis Anno 1702 / Ob 1714: Aug: ye: I: / Godfrey Kneller S.R Imp. et / Angl. Eques Aur. pinx / Bernard Lens Fecit / Londoni: Sep: ye: 8: 1716'
oval, 3¼ in. (82 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount

According to the inscription on the reverse, given by Queen Anne to Lord Chief Justice Trevor, presumably Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor (1658-1730), who was appointed Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in 1701.