The Bourgeois Couple Take Charge
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| Left: William III mezzotint by Jacob de Later, published by Nicolas Visscher.
A rare impression of a print that is unusual in presenting the stadtholder-king as a fashionable, even amiable, prince rather than a dour military leader. Dressed in "vestitu commodo," he sports a lace neck-cloth, luxuriant periwig, and high-crowned hat richly ornamented with diamond pins--a costume suitable for court or William's favorite recreational pastime, the hunt. From The Age of William and Mary,eds Maccubbin and Hamilton-Phillips. Right: Mary II mezzotint, anon. The queen is dressed in "habitu commodo," wearing a high lace fontange headdress with long lappets, and the large pear-shaped pearl earrings, pearl choker, and diamond breast brooch which were essential ornaments of contemporary court fashion. From The Age of William and Mary,eds Maccubbin and Hamilton-Phillips. |
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