Mary, Queen of Scots (frontispiece, from "Literary Magazine & British Review," volume 2)

John Hall British

Publisher C. Forster British

Sitter Mary, Queen of Scots Scottish

February 1, 1789

Not on view

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Title: Mary, Queen of Scots (frontispiece, from "Literary Magazine & British Review," volume 2)
Artist: John Hall (British, Wivenhoe, Essex 1739–1797 London)
Publisher: C. Forster (British, active London, late 18th century)
Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
Published in: London
Date: February 1, 1789
Medium: Stipple engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 6 5/8 × 4 5/16 in. (16.8 × 11 cm)
Sheet: 7 5/8 × 4 7/16 in. (19.4 × 11.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
Object Number: 58.549.20
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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