Faith Compton Mackenzie on Kristina's physical appearance in her later years

Source:

The Sibyl of the North: The Tale of Christina, Queen of Sweden, page 250, by Faith Compton Mackenzie, 1931; original scan at the Universal Digital Library

https://archive.org/details/sibylofthenortht008021mbp/page/n265/mode/2up

Kristina's letter of September 20/30 (New Style), 1687 to Mademoiselle de Scudéry is here:

https://kingkristina.blogspot.com/2020/08/kristinas-letter-to-mademoiselle-de.html

The account:

She was now fat and round, looking smaller than ever, with a double chin, but a merry wit which never failed her. She confessed to Mlle de Scudéry that she dreaded old age, and would prefer death: and death came long before she showed any signs of age, though it spared her till she was sixty-three.

Above: Kristina.

Above: Mademoiselle de Scudéry.

Above: Faith Compton Mackenzie.

Note: Kristina was 62 when she died, not 63.