Lot 2
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After Daniel Mytens
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After Daniel Mytens

Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), bust-length, in a black dress with white lace ruff and cap

Details
After Daniel Mytens
Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), bust-length, in a black dress with white lace ruff and cap
oil on panel
7¼ x 5¾ in. (18.4 x 14.6 cm.)
After the painting in the Royal Collection, Holyrood House. (detail)
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Lot Essay

Mytens painted his portrait of Mary Stuart after the Sheffield type, of which three versions are known. His painting is distinct, however, as he reversed the composition so that the head now faces slightly to the right, instead of to the left. The most likely painter of the original is now believed to be Rowland Lockey.

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