Based on Sir Godfrey Kneller's standard portrait of Queen Anne of 1705, this enamel copy by Charles Boit shows the monach wearing an embroidered dress, an ermine cloak and the insignia of the Order of the Garter. The enamel is set in a gilt frame on the reverse of which is the monogram 'AR' surmounted by a crown. Miniature and setting together would have constituted an ideal presentation gift from the monarch and it is likely that Boit was employed to produce a number of similar images for distribution by Queen Anne to those in her immediate circle. Treasury papers record, for example, a payment of £26.17s.6d. to Boit for an enamel of Queen Anne given to 'Mrs Cooke'. Charles Boit, who was born in Stockholm, had settled in England in 1687 and worked as Court Enamellist to William III prior to his employment by Queen Anne. He set himself the task of creating an exceptionally large enamel to commemorate the Battle of Blenheim, but the project proved technically challenging and very costly, and his debts eventually forced him to flee to France in 1714.