Mary Queen of Scots

Category

Library Item

Item no

34061

Title

Mary Queen of Scots

Description

This portrait of Mary Queen of Scots, from a painting by Donaldson in the possession of Murray V Highley, accompanied an article entitled, 'Memoirs of Mary Queen of Scots' in the December 1799 edition of the Lady's Monthly Museum.

Date

1799

Size

17.3 x 9.5 cm

Location

Art and Design Library

This image is taken from The Lady's Monthly Museum, a volume which includes editions from July, August, September, October, November and December 1799.

These magazines contained coloured engravings from the 'Cabinet of Fashion', literature and theatre reviews, letters to the editor, poetry, articles on female historical figures such as Lady Jane Grey and Mary Queen of Scots and 'charades' (or poetic riddles).

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