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Closet of Mary, Queen of Scots, Holyrood Palace, from which Rizzio was dragged and murdered

Sitter Mary, Queen of Scots Scottish
November 1837
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Closet of Mary, Queen of Scots, Holyrood Palace, from which Rizzio was dragged and murdered
  • Artist: Samuel Dukinfield Swarbreck (British, ca. 1799–1863)
  • Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
  • Date: November 1837
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 15/16 × 9 1/2 in. (32.9 × 24.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.549.205
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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