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Mary Queen of Scots receiving from Lord Buckhurst & Beale the sentence of Death pronounced against her & ratified by Parliament

Stipple Engraving
April 1794 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, a scene in which Mary Queen of Scots is depicted in an interior accompanied by her maids in waiting and receiving two men. Mary is standing at a table slightly left of centre; on her left are the maids in waiting who are weeping; Lords Buckhurst and Beale are standing on the right.


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Object type
TitleMary Queen of Scots receiving from Lord Buckhurst & Beale the sentence of Death pronounced against her & ratified by Parliament (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Stipple engraving
Brief description
Thomas Gaugain after Thomas Stothard. Mary Queen of Scots receiving the sentence of death from Lord Buckhurst and Beale. Published 1794 by Thomas Philipe, London
Physical description
Print, a scene in which Mary Queen of Scots is depicted in an interior accompanied by her maids in waiting and receiving two men. Mary is standing at a table slightly left of centre; on her left are the maids in waiting who are weeping; Lords Buckhurst and Beale are standing on the right.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41.5cm (approx.)
  • Width: 47.5cm (approx.)
Measured by SH 09/09/2011
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Stothard invt. Gaugain sculpt. Mary Queen of Scots receiving from Lord Buckhurst & Beale the sentence of Death pronounced against her by Parliament. Pub. April 1794 by Tho. Philipe, Pall Mall Court, London. (Lettered with the title in French and English)
Credit line
Presented by Mrs Gabrielle Enthoven
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928.
Collection
Accession number
E.1519-1927

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