James II
Relief
ca. 1700 (made)
ca. 1700 (made)
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On this marble relief portrait, James II is shown crowned with laurels and wearing classical armour, the profile form of the portrait resembling an image on the obverse of the sixty-shilling piece of 1686, by the Flemish artist Roettiers. The purpose of the relief is unknown but it may have been a posthumous commemorative piece made as one of a series of English monarchs.
It is made by an anonymous artist after Jan (John) Roettiers (1631-1703), who was the son of Philip Roettiers (1596-1669), a goldsmith and medallist in Antwerp. Charles II invited the Roettiers brothers John, Joseph and subsequently their third brother Philip to work for the British Royal Mint, where they produced many important medals.
It is made by an anonymous artist after Jan (John) Roettiers (1631-1703), who was the son of Philip Roettiers (1596-1669), a goldsmith and medallist in Antwerp. Charles II invited the Roettiers brothers John, Joseph and subsequently their third brother Philip to work for the British Royal Mint, where they produced many important medals.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | James II (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Marble, carved in relief |
| Brief description | Relief, carved marble, depicting King James II, anonymous after Jan Roettiers, English, ca. 1700 |
| Physical description | Relief in white marble. A bust portrait of the king in profile to the left, wearing a fringed drapery over a cuirass with a lion mask and embossed ornament. His long curling hair is crowned with a laurel wreath tied at the back with ribbons. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W.L Hildburgh, F.S.A. |
| Object history | Given by Dr W.L Hildburgh, F.S.A. together with its pendant (Mus. No. A.30-1939) in 1939. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | On this marble relief portrait, James II is shown crowned with laurels and wearing classical armour, the profile form of the portrait resembling an image on the obverse of the sixty-shilling piece of 1686, by the Flemish artist Roettiers. The purpose of the relief is unknown but it may have been a posthumous commemorative piece made as one of a series of English monarchs. It is made by an anonymous artist after Jan (John) Roettiers (1631-1703), who was the son of Philip Roettiers (1596-1669), a goldsmith and medallist in Antwerp. Charles II invited the Roettiers brothers John, Joseph and subsequently their third brother Philip to work for the British Royal Mint, where they produced many important medals. |
| Associated object | A.30-1939 (Pair) |
| Bibliographic reference | Bilbey, Diane with Trusted, Marjorie. British Sculpture 1470 to 2000. A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: V& A Publications, 2002. pp. 111. cat. no. 152 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.31-1939 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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