Mary, Queen of Scots
After a color 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: After Adolphe Pierre Riffaut (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: second half 19th century
- Medium: Wood engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (22.5 × 18.6 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
- Object Number: 58.549.231
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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