Mary, Queen of Scots
Medium
Stipple and mezzotint
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 1/16 × 11 9/16 in. (40.8 × 29.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
Accession Number
58.549.350
Tags
Art Historical Context
This 1826 stipple and mezzotint print captures Mary, Queen of Scots, one of the most captivating figures in British history. Executed by engravers Charles Turner and R. Finlay, the work belongs to a long tradition of reproductive prints that brought famous historical portraits to wider audiences. Created nearly two and a half centuries after Mary’s execution in 1587, the image reflects the enduring fascination with her dramatic life—marked by political intrigue, exile, and eventual martyrdom in popular imagination. The combination of stipple and mezzotint techniques allowed the artists to ach...