Mary, Queen of Scots led to execution, from "The Art Journal," New Series volume 1, plate 11, page 144

Mary, Queen of Scots led to execution, from "The Art Journal," New Series volume 1, plate 11, page 144

Peter Lightfoot

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pott's oil painting, which this print reproduces, was exhibited at the Royal Academy, London in 1871 and is now at the Nottingham Castle Museum, England.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mary, Queen of Scots led to execution, from "The Art Journal," New Series volume 1, plate 11, page 144Mary, Queen of Scots led to execution, from "The Art Journal," New Series volume 1, plate 11, page 144Mary, Queen of Scots led to execution, from "The Art Journal," New Series volume 1, plate 11, page 144Mary, Queen of Scots led to execution, from "The Art Journal," New Series volume 1, plate 11, page 144Mary, Queen of Scots led to execution, from "The Art Journal," New Series volume 1, plate 11, page 144

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