Mary Queen of Scots and Henry Lord Darnley

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Artist/Maker	Robert Dunkarton (engraver) Samuel Woodburn (publisher) Renold Elstrack (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Print, whole-length portrait of Mary Queen of Scots and Henry Lord Darnley. Mary is standing on the right, turned slightly to the left and wearing a richly decorated dress. Darnley is standing on the left , his gaze directed to front and holding a baton in his right hand. Below are the arms of France and Scotland.

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Categories	Portraits Prints Royalty Scotland
Object type	Print
Title	Mary Queen of Scots and Henry Lord Darnley (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint Mezzotint
Brief description	Print, whole-length portrait of Mary Queen of Scots and Henry Lord Darnley, mezzotint by Robert Dunkarton after Renold Elstrack, 1816.
Physical description	Print, whole-length portrait of Mary Queen of Scots and Henry Lord Darnley. Mary is standing on the right, turned slightly to the left and wearing a richly decorated dress. Darnley is standing on the left , his gaze directed to front and holding a baton in his right hand. Below are the arms of France and Scotland.
Dimensions	Height: 37.5cm Width: 26.5cm Dimensions taken from Marshall, Julian. A Catalogue of Engraved National Portraits in the National Art Library. London: HMSO, 1895.
Style	Tudor
Production	Open letter proof. The original portrait was purchased by the publisher Samuel Woodburn in 1824 at the Sykes sale.
Subject depicted	Queen
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	20942

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O649944/mary-queen-of-scots-and-print-robert-dunkarton/

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