Mary, Queen of Scots
(1542-1587), Reigned 1542-67Sitter associated with 151 portraits
Daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise, Mary spent her childhood in France, marrying Francis II in 1558. Following his early death, she returned to Scotland, ruling for seven years. Her marriage to Lord Darnley produced her only child, later James I of England and VI of Scotland, but ended in Darnley's murder in 1567. Mary later married the Earl of Bothwell who was implicated in Darnley's death. Forced to abdicate in favour of her son, she fled to England. As Elizabeth's immediate heir to the throne, she became the focus for Roman Catholic rebellion and was a continual threat to the future of Protestant England. Declared guilty of treason in 1586, she was executed the following year.
Unknown woman, formerly known as Mary, Queen of Scots
after Unknown artist
aquatint and etching, 19th century
NPG D13196
Detail from Pierre de Bocosel de Chatelard or Chastelard playing the lute to Mary, Queen of Scots
by William Say, after Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11323
Detail from Pierre de Bocosel de Chatelard or Chastelard playing the lute to Mary, Queen of Scots
by William Say, after Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle
mezzotint, circa 1803-1834
NPG D11371
by E. Bocquet
stipple engraving, 1807
NPG D25073
by Henry Bone, after Unknown artist
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, December 1811
NPG D17099
by Robert Cooper
stipple engraving, published 1813
NPG D25063
by Henry Bone, after Unknown artist
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, July 1814
NPG D17101
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley; Mary, Queen of Scots
by Robert Dunkarton, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
mezzotint, published 1816
NPG D31822
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley; Mary, Queen of Scots
by Robert Dunkarton, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
mezzotint, published 1816
NPG D31823
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley; Mary, Queen of Scots
by Robert Dunkarton, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
mezzotint, published 1816
NPG D25050
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley; Mary, Queen of Scots
by Robert Dunkarton, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
mezzotint, published 1816
NPG D34876
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley; Mary, Queen of Scots
by Robert Dunkarton, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Renold or Reginold Elstrack (Elstracke)
mezzotint, published 1816
NPG D9708
by Edward Scriven, after Peter Paillou
stipple engraving, published 1818
NPG D25064
by Henry Bone, possibly after Nicholas Hilliard
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1819
NPG D17348
by Henry Bone, after Unknown artist, after Nicholas Hilliard
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, June 1819
NPG D17491
by John Lewis Marks
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, 1820s
NPG D48632
by Thomas Ryder, published by Colnaghi & Co
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 1821 (1552)
NPG D31816
Henry the Seventh's Chapel. Monuments and Details
by and published by John Preston Neale, by John Carter, by James Robert Thompson, published by Hurst, Robinson & Co
line engraving and etching, published 1 July 1821
NPG D42664
Unknown woman, formerly known as Mary, Queen of Scots
by Henry Bone, after Unknown artist
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, June 1822
NPG D17507
Fictitious portrait called Mary, Queen of Scots
by Madame Fabroni, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Unknown artist
lithograph, published 1824
NPG D31819
Related People
- James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (husband)
- King Charles I (grandson)
- Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (husband)
- Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia and Electress Palatine (granddaughter)
- François II (Francis II), King of France (husband)
- Henry, Prince of Wales (grandson)
- King James I of England and VI of Scotland (son)
- James V of Scotland (father)
- Margaret Tudor (grandmother)
- Mary of Guise (mother)
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