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This print reproduces one of a set of designs commissioned from Rigaud in 1789 by the 4th Early of Abingdon to complement a musical piece he had written on Mary's final hours and death. Rigaud's drawing for the print was exhibited at the Royal Academy, London in 1791 and is now unlocated.
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Title: The Internment of Mary, Queen of Scots
Series/Portfolio: L'Execution de Marie Stuart, reine d'Ecosse, en sept estampes (The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots, in seven prints)
Artist:
William Nelson Gardiner (British, Dublin 1766–1814 London)
Artist:
After John Francis Rigaud (British (born Italy), Turin 1742–1810 Packington)
Publisher:
Tebaldo Monzani , London
Sitter:
Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
Published in: London
Date: May 1, 1791
Medium: Stipple engraving
Dimensions:
Plate: 7 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (20 × 25 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/16 × 10 1/8 in. (21.4 × 25.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
Accession Number: 58.549.24
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