Called Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587) (after a Spanish portrait)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1820
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
735 x 610 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 108763
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), British (English) School, circa 1820. An early 19th century portrait of young woman, three-quarter length, turned slightly to left, gazing at spectator, holding in her left hand, which is at her waist, a sprig of flowers (two); her right hand rests on a chair; she wears a heavily embroidered gown, a simple, high-ruffed linen collar, stiff bodice, jewelled belt and a string of knotted pearls at the neck; in the background, drapes to the right, a leaded window to the left. Despite the misleading label denoting this as a portrait of Queen Mary Tudor in 1535, this is a spurious portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, based on the so-called ‘Carleton Portrait’ at Chatsworth
Provenance
Bought with part of the contents of Kedleston Hall with the aid of the National Heritage Memorial Fund in 1986 when the house and park were given to the National Trust by Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000)
Credit line
Kedleston Hall, The Scarsdale Collection (acquired with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and transferred to The National Trust in 1987)
Marks and inscriptions
label - painted - bottom of frame - black text on gold - MARY TUDOR 1535 QUEEN OF ENGLAND
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist