Mary, Queen of Scots
18th century
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 13/16 × 8 1/8 in. (32.5 × 20.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
Accession Number
58.549.378
Tags
Art Historical Context
This etching and engraving, titled *Mary, Queen of Scots presents a striking portrait of the iconic 16th-century monarch, to Mary herself. Created in the 18th, the print measures 12 13/16 × 8 1/8 inches and captures her regal poise, evoking the enduring fascination with her life of tragedy, intrigue, and royal drama. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's of Drawings and Prints— to a 1958 gift from Susan Dwight Bliss—it exemplifies the period's revival of interest in historical figures through printmaking. Etching and engraving were prized techniques in the 18th century for their precisio...