Mary, Queen of Scots at the execution block (from "The History of England")

June 1795

Not on view

Robert Bowyer commissioned this print for his 1806 edition of David Hume's "The History of England." It reproduces a large oil painting by Opie, exhibited at Bowyer's Historic Gallery, from 1793 to 1806, now unlocated.

Artwork Details

Title: Mary, Queen of Scots at the execution block (from "The History of England")
Author: David Hume (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1711–1776 Edinburgh)
Artist: William Skelton (British, London 1763–1848 London)
Artist: After John Opie (British, St. Agnes, Cornwall 1761–1807 London)
Publisher: Robert Bowyer (British, Portsmouth 1758–1834 Byfleet, Surrey)
Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
Published in: London
Date: June 1795
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 16 5/16 × 10 3/16 in. (41.4 × 25.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
Object Number: 58.549.202
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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