The Death Warrant Read to Mary, Queen of Scots in the Hall Wherein She was Beheaded

ca. 1770

Not on view

Exhibited by James Taylor at the Incorporated Society of Artists, London, in 1770. It was then published in volume 2 of William Henry Mountague's "New and Universal History of England" (1771-72), across from page 63.

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Title: The Death Warrant Read to Mary, Queen of Scots in the Hall Wherein She was Beheaded
Artist: James Taylor (British, 1745–1799)
Artist: After Samuel Wale (British, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 1721–1786 London)
Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
Date: ca. 1770
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 8 5/16 × 6 13/16 in. (21.1 × 17.3 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 9 3/16 in. (35.4 × 23.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
Object Number: 58.549.218
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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