Mary ‘Moll’ Davis (c.1640 – c.1721)
after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Pastel on paper
Measurements
280 mm (H)230 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1171153.2
Summary
Pastel drawing on paper, Mary ‘Moll’ Davis (c.1640 – c.1721), after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680). A head-and-shoulders portrait of Mary 'Moll' Davies, the 'Lady of the Coin', her head turned slightly to the left, wearing a white shift and blue cloak. The sitter was an actress and mistress of Charles II.
Marks and inscriptions
On the back: No.24 [struck-through] On the back, on a scrap of paper: Moll Davis / “The Lady of the Coin” / (the penny)
Makers and roles
after Sir Peter Lely (Soest 1618 – London 1680), artist