The image is a portrait engraving showing the upper half of a seated female figure. She is positioned facing forward, with a slight turn of the head to her left. Her facial features are rendered with fine lines, including a high forehead, arched eyebrows, and a small, slightly curved mouth. Her hair is styled elaborately, with tight curls and adorned with a jeweled crown. She is dressed in richly detailed garments featuring a high ruffled collar and patterned, voluminous sleeves. Interlocking necklaces or embellishments drape across her chest, and a large chain hangs with an ornate pendant…
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Mary, Queen of Scots

Renold Elstrack (English, 1571 - 1625)

Medium
engraving
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 19.4 × 11.2 cm (7 5/8 × 4 7/16 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
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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