A plaster model of Princess Elizabeth in Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight. Elizabeth dies at Carisbrooke at the age of 14. This plaster model was a maquette by Baron Carlo Marochetti (1805-1967)
Elizabeth Stuart (28 December 1635 – 8 September 1650) was the second daughter of Charles I, king of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his wife, Henrietta Maria of France.
From age six until her death at age 14, Elizabeth was a prisoner of the English Parliament during the English Civil War. Her emotional written account of her final meeting with her father on the eve of his execution and his final words to his children have been published in numerous histories about the Civil War and Charles I.
Baron Pietro Carlo Giovanni Battista Marochetti RA (14 January 1805 – 29 December 1867) was an Italian-born French sculptor who worked in France, Italy and Britain. He completed many public sculptures, often in a neo-classical style, plus reliefs, memorials and large equestrian monuments in bronze and marble. In 1848, Marochetti settled in England, where he received commissions from Queen Victoria. Marochetti received great recognition during his lifetime, being made a baron in Italy and was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government.
Carisbrooke Castle is a historic motte-and-bailey castle located in the village of Carisbrooke (near Newport), Isle of Wight, England. Charles I was imprisoned at the castle in the months prior to his trial.