Mary, Queen of Scots signs the paper by which she resigns her crown to her infant son (from "History of England")

May 1, 1787
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  • Title: Mary, Queen of Scots signs the paper by which she resigns her crown to her infant son (from "History of England")
  • Artist: After William Hamilton (British, London 1751–1801 London)
  • Artist: Richard Read (British, London ca. 1745–1800)
  • Author: Paul de Rapin de Thoyras (French, Castres 1661–1725 Wesel, Germany)
  • Publisher: James Birchall (British, active 1781–94)
  • Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: May 1, 1787
  • Medium: Etching and stipple engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 14 1/2 × 13 7/16 in. (36.9 × 34.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.602.706
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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