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The last meal of Mary, Queen of Scots

ca. 1840
Not on view
Serrur's painting, upon which this print is based, was included in the Salon of 1840. Another version of this print was included in "Album du Salon de 1840: collection des principaux ouvrages exposés au Louvre, reproduits par les peintres eux-mêmes, ou sous leur direction."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The last meal of Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Artist: Charles Bour (French, Lunéville 1814–1881 Lunéville)
  • Artist: After Henri Auguste Calixte César Serrur (French, Lambersart 1794–1865 Paris)
  • Artist: Printed by Bertauts
  • Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: ca. 1840
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/2 × 12 1/4 in. (24.2 × 31.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.549.113
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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