Tomb of Mary Queen of Scots, 1542-87, detail
Tomb of Mary Queen of Scots, 1542-87, detail, a cast of the original in Westminster Abbey, London, made 1606-12 by Cornelius and William Cure, in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. The effigy depicts the queen wearing a coif and a ruff with her cloak fastened by a brooch and the lion of Scotland at her feet. The tomb was commissioned by her son, king James VI, and was a symbol of rehabilitation many years after her execution in 1587. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13460027
Media ID
45382265
Size
7087px x 4559px
(6.7MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
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1587 Brooch Coif Commissioned Cornelius Cure Depicts Effigy Fastened Rehabilitation Ruff
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