Mary, Queen of Scots

1851

Not on view

Produced as the frontispiece for the English translation of M. Mignet's The History of Mary, Queen of Scots, published in 1851. It is after a colored etching by Adolphe Pierre Riffaut, published in P.-G.-J Niel's "Portraits des personnages français les plus célèbres du XVIe siècle [...]" in 1848. Riffaut's etching reproduced a drawing in the Bibliothèque nationale de France by François Clouet (Paris, BNF, Estampes, Rés. Na 22).

Artwork Details

Title: Mary, Queen of Scots
Artist: Joseph Brown (British, 1809–1887)
Artist: After Adolphe Pierre Riffault (French, Paris 1821–1859 Charenton)
Artist: After François Clouet (French, Tours (?), active by 1536–died 1572 Paris)
Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
Date: 1851
Medium: Stipple engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 11/16 × 5 3/16 in. (19.5 × 13.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
Object Number: 58.549.114
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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