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Mary, Queen of Scots with her son James

January 26, 1779
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mary, Queen of Scots with her son James
  • Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Artist: After Federico Zuccaro (Zuccari) (Italian, Sant'Angelo in Vado 1540/42–1609 Ancona)
  • Draftsman: Intermediary draftsman Spiridione Roma (Italian, active London 1779)
  • Publisher: Spiridione Roma (Italian, active London 1779)
  • Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
  • Artist: James VI of Scotland (British, Edinburgh 1566–1625 Theobalds)
  • Date: January 26, 1779
  • Medium: Etching and engraving; third state
  • Dimensions: Plate: 19 3/16 × 12 7/8 in. (48.7 × 32.7 cm)
    Sheet: 21 1/8 × 15 11/16 in. (53.7 × 39.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Alice G. Taft, Mrs. Marianna F. Taft, Miss Hope Smith, Mrs. Helen Bradley Head, and Brockholst M. Smith,1945
  • Object Number: 45.78.107
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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