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Medal commemorating the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Dauphin Francis of France, with seals and signet rings relating to Queen Mary below (from "A Souvenir of the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood")

John West British
Publisher Duncan Anderson British, Scottish
Sitter Mary, Queen of Scots Scottish

1849

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Medal commemorating the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Dauphin Francis of France, with seals and signet rings relating to Queen Mary below (from "A Souvenir of the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood"), John West (British, active 1847–55), Engraving — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Medal commemorating the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Dauphin Francis of France, with seals and signet rings relating to Queen Mary below (from "A Souvenir of the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood")

Artist: John West (British, active 1847–55)

Publisher: Duncan Anderson (British, active Edinburgh, Scotland, mid-19th century)

Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)

Published in: Edinburgh

Date: 1849

Medium: Engraving

Dimensions: Plate: 10 × 7 1/2 in. (25.4 × 19 cm)
Sheet: 11 3/16 × 8 13/16 in. (28.4 × 22.4 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958

Object Number: 58.549.217

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Great Britain and Ireland, 1800-1900 A.D.

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