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A woman with short curled hair sits and plays a stringed instrument. Flowers are shown at left with a landscape beyond, and there is a curtain at right. The print is based on a portrait of King Charles II's mistress painted by Sir Peter Lely.
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Title: Madame Davis
Engraver:
Anonymous, British, 18th century
Artist:
After Sir Peter Lely (Pieter van der Faes) (British, Soest 1618–1680 London)
Publisher:
Carel Allard (Dutch, Amsterdam 1648–ca. 1709 Amsterdam)
Sitter:
Mary Davis (British, active 1664–73)
Published in: Amsterdam
Date: 1782
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed to plate): 12 1/2 × 9 3/16 in. (31.7 × 23.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number: 17.3.756-1217
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