
Mary, Queen of Scots parting with her friends (from "The American Eclectic Museum," volume 15, plate 2)
John SartainWW-1848-523978
Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
Catalogue
- Year
- 1848
- Medium
- Mezzotint and etching
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 6 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (17.2 × 26.3 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- John Sartain
Artist
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John Sartain
John Sartain was an English-born American artist who pioneered mezzotint engraving in the United States.
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Record
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- John Sartain
- Year
- 1848
- Medium
- Mezzotint and etching
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 6 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (17.2 × 26.3 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1848-523978
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
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