A QUEEN ANNE NEEDLEWORK PANEL

A QUEEN ANNE NEEDLEWORK PANEL

C.1700-10

centred by a seated queen, probably Queen Anne, an orb and crown at her feet, below a swagged fabric canopy, a chequered floor to the foreground and beneath the inscription 'Vanitas vanitatum et omnia vanitas’, (in vanity of vanities, all (is) vanity : earthly life is ultimately empty), an oval vignette to each corner depicting a rural scene, with a ground of lozenge shaped depictions of cherubs, modern unglazed frame

100.5 x 71.5cm (the panel)