Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots|John Francis Rigaud|William Nelson Gardiner|Tebaldo Monzani

April 20, 1790 · Stipple engraving · Drawings and Prints

Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots — Mary, Queen of Scots|John Francis Rigaud|William Nelson Gardiner|Tebaldo Monzani

This print reproduces one of a set of designs commissioned from Rigaud in 1789 by the 4th Early of Abingdon to complement a musical piece he had written on Mary's final hours and death. Rigaud's drawing for the print was exhibited at the Royal Academy, London in 1791 and is now unlocated.

Artist
Mary, Queen of Scots|John Francis Rigaud|William Nelson Gardiner|Tebaldo Monzani
Date
April 20, 1790
Medium
Stipple engraving
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958