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Mary, Queen of Scots

Sitter Mary, Queen of Scots Scottish
1729
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Artist: George Vertue (British, London 1684–1756 London)
  • Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1729
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Plate: 6 15/16 × 4 1/16 in. (17.7 × 10.3 cm)
    Sheet: 7 1/4 × 4 1/4 in. (18.4 × 10.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
  • Object Number: 58.549.348
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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