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Mary, Queen of Scots arrested by the Earl of Bothwell

September 28, 1792
Not on view
This is a book illustration showing the Queen's abduction by the Earl of Bothwell in 1567, outside Stirling Castle. Anticipating her movements, Bothwell waylaid her with a troop of 800 horsemen and obliged her to accompany him to Dunbar, where they were subsequently married. A later version of this print (with a different frame) was used in The Imperial History of England (Theophilus Camden, 1811).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mary, Queen of Scots arrested by the Earl of Bothwell
  • Artist: John Walker (British, active 1776–1802)
  • Artist: William Walker (British, Thirsk, North Yorkshire 1729–1793 London)
  • Artist: After Mather Brown (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1761–1831 London)
  • Publisher: Harrison and Co. (London)
  • Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
  • Date: September 28, 1792
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 11 7/16 × 7 3/16 in. (29 × 18.2 cm)
    Sheet: 13 1/4 × 9 1/16 in. (33.6 × 23 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.549.219
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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