Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots
18th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Image: 2 7/8 × 2 1/4 in. (7.3 × 5.7 cm) Plate: 6 1/4 × 3 13/16 in. (15.8 × 9.7 cm) Sheet: 8 9/16 × 5 11/16 in. (21.8 × 14.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
Accession Number
58.549.83
Tags
About this artwork
This engraving work by Anonymous, French, 18th century, titled 'Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots' and created 18th century, represents an important example of artistic production from this period. Anonymous, French, 18th century's practice contributed to the broader artistic traditions of the time, demonstrating the technical skills and aesthetic sensibilities characteristic of Drawings and Prints artworks in museum collections. The piece reflects the cultural and artistic values of its era, ser...
About the Artist
Anonymous, French, 18th century · 1700–1800
The artist known as Anonymous, French, 18th century, represents a collective of unidentified talents active roughly between 1700 and 1800, a period of profound artistic evolution in France from the opulent Rococo to the austere dawn of Neoclassicism and Revolutionary fervor. Little is documented about their personal training or mentors, as their anonymity obscures individual biographies, though th...