Mary, Queen of Scots signs the paper by which she resigns her crown to her infant son (from "History of England")
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Title: Mary, Queen of Scots signs the paper by which she resigns her crown to her infant son (from "History of England")
Artist:
After William Hamilton (British, London 1751–1801 London)
Artist:
Richard Read (British, London ca. 1745–1800)
Author:
Paul de Rapin de Thoyras (French, Castres 1661–1725 Wesel, Germany)
Publisher:
James Birchall (British, active 1781–94)
Sitter:
Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
Published in: London
Date: May 1, 1787
Medium: Etching and stipple engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 1/2 × 13 7/16 in. (36.9 × 34.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
Accession Number: 62.602.706
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