Queen Anne : patroness of arts

815 Pages·2014·17.85 MB·English

by  James Anderson Winn

Q U E E N A N N E
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Q U E E N
A N N E
PAT RO N E S S
O F A RT S
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J A M E S A N D E R S O N W I N N
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Winn, James Anderson, 1947–
Queen Anne : patroness of arts / James Anderson Winn.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978–0–19–937219–5 (acid-free paper) 1. Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665–1714.
2. Great Britain—History—Anne, 1702–1714. 3. Queens—Great Britain—Biography.
4. Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665–1714—Art patronage. I. Title.
DA495.W56 2014
941.069092—dc23
[B] 2013044384
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on acid-free paper
Tin-glazed earthenware plate commemorating the Union of England and Scotland (c. 1707)
For Lucy

Pay your homage chearful hearts,
Greet the Patroness of Arts.
With song your tribute to her bring,
Who best inspires you how to sing;
None better claims your lays than she
Whose very soul is Harmony.
O happy those whose art can feast
So just, and so refined a taste.
—Anonymous birthday ode for Princess Anne (1701)

CONTENTS
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About the Companion Website / x
List of Illustrations / xi
List of Musical Examples / xiv
Preface / xvii
Notes on Style / xxi
1 A LITTLE STAR / 1
2 HAIL, WELCOME PRINCE / 43
3 PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM / 91
4 SHE REIGNS WITHOUT A CROWN / 139
5 SWEET REMEMBRANCE SHALL REMAIN / 201
6 ENTIRELY ENGLISH / 249
7 DOMINION OVER THE MIGHTY / 305
8 WHAT FRUITS FROM OUR DIVISIONS SPRING / 369
9 THE BREATH OF OUR NOSTRILS / 437
10 TO FIX A LASTING PEACE ON EARTH / 513
11 ALL A NATION COULD REQUIRE / 597
Acknowledgments / 637
Abbreviations Used in the Notes / 641
Notes / 643
Bibliography / 747
Index / 771