Caption:
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine, formerly Barbara Villiers, notorious mistress to King Charles II, 1640-1709. Depicted as the warrior goddess Pallas Athena or Bellona, in military helmet with spear and shield. Steel engraving by Thomas Wright after a portrait by Sir Peter Lely from Mrs Anna Jamesons Memoirs of the Beauties of the Court of King Charles the Second, Henry Coburn, London, 1838