Athena2.0104_Kneller

Athena2.0104_Kneller

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Geoffrey Kneller, "Portrait of Carey, Countess of Peterborough (as Minerva)," ca 1702. One of Kneller's "Hampton Beauties" painted under commission of Queen Mary II for the state rooms of for William III, at Hampton Court

The countess Carey stands beside a statue of Minerva, who is clearly discernible by her iconograph — shield with Gorgon's head, etc. Remarkably, though, the countess is clearly more prominent.

cf. Peter Lely's portrait of Barbara Villiers — Athena2.0100_Lely — one of the "Windsor Beauties" painted for Charles II.

The photograph at right was taken by Macfarlane and shared here with apologies for its sheen.

A portrait of a young woman in a historical dress with a flowing red sash, against a dark, muted background with subtle figures.

OGCMA slides are designed by Roger T. Macfarlane for use in Classical Civilization 241 courses at Brigham Young University.
The present resource contains information assembled for The Oxford Guide to Classical Mythology in the Arts, 1400 – 1990’s, edited by J. Davidson Reid (Oxford 1994), and it is used with express permission from Oxford University Press.
Address concerns or inquiries to macfarlane@byu.edu.