Monument of Mary, Queen of Scots, from "The History of England"

May 29, 1824
Not on view
Vignette with a female allegorical figure and Cupid mourning beneath a stone roundel portrait of Mary set beneath an urn. From an unidentified edition of David Hume's "The History of England," facing page 500. This print lacks the engraver's name in the inscription and is copied after a version of this scene by Robert Cooper, published by Jones and Company on January 1, 1824.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Monument of Mary, Queen of Scots, from "The History of England"
  • Series/Portfolio: The History of England
  • Artist: After William Bromley (British, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight 1769–1842)
  • Author: David Hume (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1711–1776 Edinburgh)
  • Publisher: Jones and Company (London)
  • Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: May 29, 1824
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 13/16 × 4 15/16 in. (19.9 × 12.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.549.494
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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