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Q U E E N A N N E d Q U E E N A N N E PAT RO N E S S O F A RT S d J A M E S A N D E R S O N W I N N 1 3 Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and certain other countries. Published in the United States of America by Oxford University Press 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 © Oxford University Press 2014 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, by license, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reproduction rights organization. Inquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above. You must not circulate this work in any other form and you must impose this same condition on any acquirer. 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 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 Printed in the United States of America 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 d 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

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As the last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne (1665-1714) received the education thought proper for a princess, reading plays and poetry in English and French while learning dancing, singing, acting, drawing, and instrumental music. As an adult, she played the guitar and the harpsichord, danced regularly,
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