James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, bastard son of King Charles II of England, Jacques Scot, Duc de Monmouth. In wig, lace kerchief, suit decorated with ribbons and frills. Axe under swag indicates execution by beheading. Copperplate engraving by Etienne Desrochers after Adriaen van der Werff after a painting by Sir Peter Lely from Isaac de Larrey’s Histoire d’Angleterre, d’Ecosse et d’Irlande, Amsterdam, 1730.

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