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Mary, Queen of Scots, Under Confinement

January 1, 1793
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mary, Queen of Scots, Under Confinement
  • Engraver: William Ward (British, London 1766–1826 London)
  • Artist: After Robert Fulton (American, Little Britain, Pennsylvania 1765–1815 New York)
  • Publisher: Thomas Simpson (British, active London, ca. 1765–1801)
  • Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: January 1, 1793
  • Medium: Mezzotint
  • Dimensions: Plate: 19 15/16 × 14 in. (50.7 × 35.5 cm)
    Sheet: 22 1/2 × 17 15/16 in. (57.1 × 45.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.311
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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