Lot Essay
The inscription on the reverse of the enamel reads Maria D. G. Scotiae, Prifsima Regina Franciae Dotaria. anno aetatis regniqs 36 Anglicae captivit 10 S. H. 1570 London Jan.y. 1821 painted by Henry Bone R. A. Enamel = painter to His Majesty after the Original by Nich.s Hilliard in the Collection of the Marquis Salisbury - Hatfield = House Herts
This enamel, after the portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots by an unknown artist in the collection of the Marquis of Salisbury, is one of several versions known as the "Sheffield" portrait. The type is alleged to have been painted by Peter Oudry when the Queen was in captivity in Sheffield. The likeness is taken from Nicholas Hilliard's miniature, painted from life in 1578. Other versions of this portrait can be found in the National Portrait Gallery, London, no. 1073, Hardwick Hall and Holyrood House
This enamel, after the portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots by an unknown artist in the collection of the Marquis of Salisbury, is one of several versions known as the "Sheffield" portrait. The type is alleged to have been painted by Peter Oudry when the Queen was in captivity in Sheffield. The likeness is taken from Nicholas Hilliard's miniature, painted from life in 1578. Other versions of this portrait can be found in the National Portrait Gallery, London, no. 1073, Hardwick Hall and Holyrood House