Object details
Accession number
P1w12
Creators
Full title
Mary, Queen of Scots
Creation Date
about 1779
Provenance
Acquired by Mary Jane Morgan (d. 1885), American fine and decorative arts collector and second wife of the shipping, railroad and iron magnate Charles Morgan (1795-1878), at an unknown date.Purchased by Isabella Stewart Garder at the sale of the collection of Mary Jane Morgan, at the American Art Association, New York, lot 1723, for $40.00 on 18 March 1886, through the art dealer Frederick Keppel & Co.
Dimensions
38.1 x 27.6 cm (15 x 10 7/8 in.)
Display Media
Engraving
Dimension Notes
plate size 19 1/8" x 12 7/8".
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Yellow Room
Bibliography
American Art Association. Catalogue of the Art Collection formed by the late Mrs. Mary J. Morgan... (New York, 8-12 March 1886), p. 257, lot 1723. (Mary Queen of Scots, after Zuccheri.)
Catalogue. Fenway Court. (Boston, 1903), p. 1.
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