Ann Bullen Queen of K. Henry VIII, c1743-c1751. Portrait of English queen Anne Boleyn (c1501-1536), wife of Henry VIII. She was beheaded for treason. Beneath her portrait a cherub extinguishes a flaming torch and covers her severed head and axe with a piece of fabric. From: "The Heads and Characters of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, with their Portraits engraven by Mr. Houbraken and Mr. Vertue. With their lives and characters by T. Birch. L.P." . [London, 1743-1751].
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