Medal commemorating the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Dauphin Francis of France, with Mary's privy seal and signet ring
This plate shows the privy seal (above) and signet ring (below) of Mary, Queen of Scots, flanked by the obverse and reverse of the commemorative medal. It is likely based on a plate by John West, included in A Souvenir of the Abbey and Palace of Holyrood – "Medal Struck at Paris Commemorative of the Marriage of Francis Dauphin of France & Mary Queen of Scots 24 April A.D. 1558." West's engraving includes five additional seals not depicted here.
Artwork Details
- Title: Medal commemorating the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to the Dauphin Francis of France, with Mary's privy seal and signet ring
- Artist: After John West (British, active 1847–55)
- Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
- Date: After 1849
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/16 × 9 3/16 in. (18.6 × 23.3 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
- Object Number: 58.549.424
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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