'Queen Mary Beheaded 1587' Portrait Miniature, on Card or Paper, in an Ebonised Mount with Foliate Roundels in a Moulded Gilt Frame and Convex Glazed.
The only daughter of James V and Mary of Guise, of the ruling Stewart dynasty. Mary became Queen of Scots at only six days of age, reigning from 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. After 19 years as a prisoner of her cousin, Elizabeth I of England, Mary was executed on 8 February 1587 at Fotheringay Castle in Northamptonshire.
Approximate miniature dimensions are 9.7 cm height and 7.8 cm width.
Approximate frame dimensions are 34.5 cm height, 27.5 cm width and 5.5 cm depth.
Approximate weight is 1.71 kilos.
In good conditon with minor losses and wear to the frame, as per the photos. The miniature appears to be in good order with no visible damage and is unexamined out of the frame.
