Maria Stuart Regina Scotiae
Medium
Mezzotint
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 12 5/16 in. × 10 in. (31.3 × 25.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
Accession Number
58.549.103
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the captivating mezzotint portrait *Maria Stuart Regina Scot*, a tribute to Mary Queen of Scots1542–1587), the enigmatic Tudor-era monarch whose life was a whirlwind of royal intrigue, imprisonment, and tragedy. Created between 1720 and 1756 by English engraver John Faber the Younger, print reproduces an earlier portrait likely by François Clouet the renowned French Renaissance painter to the Valois court. Mary's image endures as a symbol of resilience and romance, her reign marked by battles for the Scottish throne, Catholic loyalties, and her fateful rivalry with Queen Elizabeth I, cu...