Mary, Queen of Scots with the scene of her execution (from "La Gallerie des Femmes Fortes," page 350)

1647

Not on view

Full length portrait with a scene of her execution in the background at left and a church facade in the background at right. From a series of twenty images designed by Vignon to illustrate "La Galerie des Femmes fortes," a poem by the Jesuit father Pierre le Moyne published in 1647. The poem, which celebrates ancient, modern, and Old Testament heroines, was dedicated to Anne of Austria, regent of France.

Artwork Details

Title: Mary, Queen of Scots with the scene of her execution (from "La Gallerie des Femmes Fortes," page 350)
Artist: Gilles Rousselet (French, Paris 1614–1686 Paris)
Artist: Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/04–1676 Paris)
Artist: After Claude Vignon (French, Tours 1593–1670 Paris)
Author: Pierre Le Moyne (French, 1602–1671)
Publisher: Pierre Mariette (French, 1596–1657)
Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
Published in: Paris
Date: 1647
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/2 × 8 7/16 in. (34.3 × 21.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
Object Number: 58.549.42
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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