A Unique Late 17thC Naïve Reverse Glass Picture of King William III c.1695-1700 sub-Macabre- Medicine the lines between the colours

the lines between the colours less stark

The beautifully proportioned gilt show-framed enclosed armchair in the unmistakable French style and having the original Regency inspired duck-egg blue silk upholstery with padded arm-rests and taffeta piping

Dried mummified rats are more common than cats and more likely to be a result of natural occurrence

engraved by Thomas Miton

the pair being a marriage and each surviving from the early Victorian period

A Unique Late 17thC Naïve Reverse Glass Picture of King William III c.1695-1700 sub-Macabre- Medicine the lines between the coloursOrigin: EnglishPeriod: William III Provenance: UnknownDate: c. 1695 1700Width: 10Height: 13. 25 (in frame)The very rare reverse glass and foil painting showing King William III depicted standing full length in coronation robes in an interior with his crown and orb laid on a richly ornate fabric laid table before a window and fluted pillar, the work executed freely in the nave manner and being wonderfully stylised and the whole in a carved pine frame