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Oval relief in ivory. Signed on the back. The King is shown in full length, seated on a throne with his left foot on the back of Discord, a naked man lying prone on his face grasping a serpent. The King rests his left hand on a baton, and looks towards his left. A female figure symbolic of Justice, to his left, holding a sword and scales in her left hand, and crowning the King with a laurel wreath. To his right is Peace, standing and holding an olive branch, and also holding the laurel wreath together with Justice about to crown the King.
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
Title
King James II crowned by Peace and Justice
Date
ca. 1685
Medium
Ivory
Measurements
ivory alone: H 15 x W 13 x D (?) cm;
whole: H 25 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
A.13-1937
Work type
Sculpture
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, Greater London SW7 2RL England
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