Mary, Queen of Scots
14 of 26 portraits by Isaac Herbert
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Mary, Queen of Scots
by Thomas Trotter, published by Isaac Herbert
line engraving, published 10 March 1796
6 3/4 in. x 4 7/8 in. (172 mm x 125 mm) plate size
Given by the daughter of compiler William Fleming MD, Mary Elizabeth Stopford (née Fleming), 1931
Reference Collection
NPG D25071
Sitterback to top
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), Reigned 1542-67. Sitter associated with 151 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Isaac Herbert (active 1793-1798), Bookseller and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 26 portraits.
- Thomas Trotter (circa 1750-1803), Painter. Artist or producer associated with 71 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (29 Great Russel Street, Bloomsbury, London)
Events of 1796back to top
Current affairs
Birth of Princess Charlotte, only child of George, Prince of Wales and Princess Caroline whose marriage soon quickly and publicly degenerates.Art and science
Fanny Burney publishes Camilla, one of several influential novels exploring social misunderstanding and the fashionable mode of sensibility.Architect William Chambers completes the building of Somerset House.
Collector William Beckford, the richest man in England, begins construction of his gothic fantasy Fonthill Abbey.
International
Napoleon Bonaparte assumes command of the French armies in Italy and defeats the Austrians at Millesimo and the Piedmontese at Mondovi.Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, arrives in India as a colonel.
John Adams is elected President of the United States, defeating Thomas Jefferson by three votes.
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