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