Marie Stuart
Medium
Engraving (figure by Rousselet) and etching (background by Bosse)
Dimensions
sheet: 13 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (34 x 21.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.601.124
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Art Historical Context
Behold the captivating portrait *Marie Stuart* (1647), a collaborative masterpiece from the golden age of French printmaking. This engraving depicts Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), the tragic Tudor-era monarch whose life of intrigue, imprisonment, and execution captivated Europe. Crafted by a team of renowned artists—Gilles Rousselet for the finely detailed engraved figure, Abraham Bosse the atmospheric etched background, with contributions from Claude Vignon and publisher Pierre Mariette—it exemplifies 17th-century collaborative techniques in the Baroque era. Rousselet's engraving d...
About the Artist
Abraham Bosse|Pierre Mariette|Gilles Rousselet|Claude Vignon · 1602–1676
Abraham Bosse (1604–1676) was a French printmaker and theorist whose approximately 1,600 etchings provide an unparalleled visual record of 17th-century French life. Born to Huguenot parents in Tours, he trained in Paris under Melchior Tavernier and became a devoted follower of Jacques Callot's technical innovations. Bosse's meticulous etchings depicted subjects ranging from daily life and fashion ...