Mary Queen of Scots, on the evening preceding her execution (from "The American Eclectic Museum," volume 48, frontispiece)
John SartainWW-1859-523977
Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
Catalogue
- Year
- 1859
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 in. (21.5 × 13.9 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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- John Sartain
- Year
- 1859
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 in. (21.5 × 13.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1859-523977
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
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- verified