The Internment of Mary, Queen of Scots
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. Zecchin's prints of the series were aimed at the French market, while the English artist William Gardiner produced his own prints of this series for British audiences.
Artwork Details
- 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: Antonio Zecchin (Italian, Bassano ca. 1780–after 1807)
- Artist: After John Francis Rigaud (British (born Italy), Turin 1742–1810 Packington)
- Publisher: Antonio Suntach (Italian, Venice 1744–1828 Venice)
- Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
- Published in: London
- Date: December 30, 1794
- Medium: Stipple engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 10 1/16 × 7 11/16 in. (25.6 × 19.6 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
- Object Number: 58.549.25
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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