Mary, Queen of Scots escaping Lochleven Castle (from "The History of England")

January 1795
Not on view
Published in Robert Bowyer's 1806 edition of David Hume's "The History of England." The print reproduces a large oil painting by Smirke, exhibited at Bowyer's Historic Gallery, from around 1793 to 1806, now unlocated.

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Object Information
  • Title: Mary, Queen of Scots escaping Lochleven Castle (from "The History of England")
  • Artist: William Sharp (British, London 1749–1824 London)
  • Artist: After Robert Smirke (British, Wigton, Cumberland 1752/53–1845 London)
  • Author: David Hume (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1711–1776 Edinburgh)
  • Publisher: Robert Bowyer (British, Portsmouth 1758–1834 Byfleet, Surrey)
  • Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: January 1795
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 14 in. × 9 7/16 in. (35.5 × 24 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.549.206
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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