Mary Queen of Scots, on the evening preceding her execution (from "The Eclectic Magazine," volume 48, frontispiece)
Artwork Details
- Title: Mary Queen of Scots, on the evening preceding her execution (from "The Eclectic Magazine," volume 48, frontispiece)
- Artist: John Sartain (American (born London, England) 1808–1897 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Artist: After John Graham (British, Edinburgh 1754/5–1817 Edinburgh)
- Publisher: Leavitt & Co. (New York, ca. 1856–88)
- Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
- Published in: Philadelphia
- Date: 1859
- Medium: Mezzotint and etching on steel
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 in. (21.5 × 13.9 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
- Object Number: 58.549.211
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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