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Mary, Queen of Scotts (?)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This circular miniature shows a woman in widow's dress in the costume of the 16th century. The inscription on the gilt frame reads: "Academia Pictor Sculptor Et Architect Urbis." It may date from a different period from the painting. Marbled paper on reverse.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. or Henry Walters, before 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or, more likely, Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
38.6