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.

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Provenance

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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