The image shows a portrait of a person from the shoulders up. The person is facing forward with their head slightly tilted downward and eyes closed. They have a serene expression with delicate bone structure, soft eyebrows, and a distinctive jawline. The person has dark hair styled neatly under a decorative crown and a headpiece that comes to a point at the center of their forehead. They are wearing an ornate garment with a high, lace-trimmed collar. The background is a textured oval of shaded graphite that accentuates the figure.
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Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots

Francesco Hayez (Italian, 1791 - 1882)

lithographer Giovanni Ricordi (Italian, active early 19th century)

c. 1827

Medium
lithograph on wove paper
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 44 × 31.6 cm (17 5/16 × 12 7/16 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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