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
Not on view

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  • 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
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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