Mary, Queen of Scots Under Confinement
artist after
Robert Fulton
(Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1765 - 1815, New York)
publisher
Thomas Simpson
(active London, 1765 - 1801)
engraver
William Ward
(London, 1766 - 1826, London)
subject
Mary, Queen of Scots
(Linlithgow, Scotland, 1542 - 1587, Fotheringhay, England)
Date1793
Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumMezzotint
Dimensions52.7 x 40.6 cm (20 3/4 x 16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberP1w9
eMuseum ID722740
Previous Number46
EmbARK ObjectID10997
TMS Source ID254
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella 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.
BibliographyNotesDakota Jackson, "The Relics of Mary, Queen of Scots," Inside the Collection (blog), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 26 January 2021, https://www.gardnermuseum.org/blog/relics-mary-queen-scots
MarksNotesEngraved in ink (lower left): Fulton Pinxt
Engraved in ink (lower right): Ward Sculpt
Engraved in ink (lower center): Mary Queen of Scotts [sic] / Under Confinement / London Pubd. Jany. 1 1793 by T. Simpson St. Pauls Church Yard.
Inscribed (on back of frame): Engraved in 1793 by William Ward after the painting by Fulton. Ward was a very eminent mezzotint-engraver, and was brother of James Ward the celebrated animal painter. / This print is very rare and especially so in proof state. / Fine Proof / 18.
Engraved in ink (lower right): Ward Sculpt
Engraved in ink (lower center): Mary Queen of Scotts [sic] / Under Confinement / London Pubd. Jany. 1 1793 by T. Simpson St. Pauls Church Yard.
Inscribed (on back of frame): Engraved in 1793 by William Ward after the painting by Fulton. Ward was a very eminent mezzotint-engraver, and was brother of James Ward the celebrated animal painter. / This print is very rare and especially so in proof state. / Fine Proof / 18.
ProvenanceNotesPurchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from Frederick Keppel & Co., New York on 13 April 1885 for $18.
