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Mary, Queen of Scots

After François Clouet French
Sitter Mary, Queen of Scots Scottish
second half 19th century
Not on view
After a color etching by Adolphe Pierre Riffaut, published in P.-G.-J. Niel's "Portraits des personnages français les plus célèbres du XVIe siècle [...]" in 1848. Riffaut's etching reproduced a drawing in the Bibliothèque nationale de France by François Clouet (Paris, BNF, Estampes, Rés. Na 22).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Artist: After Adolphe Pierre Riffaut (French, Paris 1821–1859 Charenton)
  • Artist: After François Clouet (French, Tours (?), active by 1536–died 1572 Paris)
  • Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
  • Date: second half 19th century
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/16 × 9 5/8 in. (30.7 × 24.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.549.230
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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