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Description: | Black and white engraving of a bust portrait of Mary Queen of Scots, based on the so-called 'Morton Portrait'.
"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 Romantic presentation of Mary as tragic heroine. There is no attempt to record the features of the subject accurately. Mary is depicted as ideally beautiful. The engraving is based on the so called 'Morton Portrait' now in Glasgow Kelvingrove art gallery. The portrait is now believed to date from the seventeenth century. See also 31404 & 31409."
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: | 1849-1849 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Creator: | West, J (?) | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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