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Description: | Black and white engraving of a bust portrait of Mary Queen of Scots, from an original picture by John Watson Gordon who was a painter in Edinburgh.
"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. This image is part of the highly romanticised presentation of Mary as tragic heroine. John Watson Gordon (1788-1864) was an Edinburgh history and portrait painter and from 1850 president of the RSA. A. Wilson is unknown as an engraver."
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: | 1828-1828 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Creator: | Wilson, A (engraver) and Gordon J Watson | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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