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Description: | Black and white engraving of Mary Queen of Scots, taken from a miniature by Isaac Oliver. It is a bust portrait with an internal frame with a rose and a thistle at either side, and a long inscription. This engraving was the last work of Sherwin before he died. It was presented to the Prince of Wales from Thomas Hunt.
"This is one of a large number of images of the Stuart dynasty in general in the university collection. These images attest to Stuart Royal patronage of King's College and later to the prolonged Jacobite sympathies of both King's and Marischal Colleges. In particular there are a large number of images, particularly engravings, of Mary, reflecting her role as one of the cast of 'hero' figures from Scottish history in whom much of nineteenth century Scottish identity was invested. John Keyse Sherwin (1751?-1790) was a line engraver taught by Bartolozzi. This image is reputedly based on a supposedly contemporary original by 'Isaac Oliver' then in the possession of one William Maule of Panmure. See also 30159."
Author: Morrison,John Date: 2002 Purpose: HA3541 | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1780-1800 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Creator: | Sherwin, J K (engraver) and Oliver, I (painter) | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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