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Museum number: 1885,0509.279-532
Description: Volume II of Joseph Cecil's collection of portraits and prints relating to the life of Mary Queen of Scots, mounted into five albums, with numerous prints per album page. The second volume contains mostly French and British portraits, and historical scenes relating to her life, including her execution. Below is a brief summary of the contents: Portraits: Page 1: Portraits of Francis I, King of France. Page 2: Numerous portraits and fragments of portraits of Henry II, King of France, including the effigy from his tomb. Page 3: Ten portraits of Catherine de Medici. Pages 4-5: Portraits of Francois II, King of France. Page 6: Portraits of Charles IX, King of France. Pages 7-8: Portraits of Henry III, King of France, and his wife Louise de Lorraine, and a portrait of Marguerite de Valois, daughter of Henry II and Catherine de Medici. Page 9: Portraits of François, Duke of Anjou. Page 10: Portraits of Charles de Bourbon, Louis de Bourbon, and Françoise d'Orleans, Princess of Conde. Page 11: Portraits of Charles III Duke of Lorraine, Claude de France Duchess de Lorraine, and Anne Duc de Joyeuse. Pages 12-14: Portraits of Henry de Lorraine Duc de Guise; Claude Duc de Guise; Francois de Lorraine Duc de Guise; Louis I and II de Lorraine Cardinal de Guise; Antoinette d'Orleans and Anna d'Este. Page 15: Portraits of Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne and the Marquesse d'Elbeuf. Page 16: Portraits of Antoine de Bourbon King of Navarre; Marguerite de Valois Queen of Navarre; Jeanne d'Albret Queen of Navarre; and Catherine de Bourbon. Page 17: Portraits of Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantome; Michel de Castelnau de la Mauvissiere; Joachim du Bellay; and Gaspard II de Coligny; and effigies from a tomb. Page 18: Portraits of Jean Grauchet and his wife; Michel de l'Hospital; and Guillaume de l'Aubespine. Page 19: Portraits of Anne de Montmorency, Philippe de Montmorency, and a drawing copied from a print of Jean de Monluc. Page 20: Portraits of Nostradamus, Pasquier, and Ronsard. Page 21: Portraits of Diane of Poitiers, mistress of Henry II, including her reclining on a stag after a statue. Page 22: Portraits of Charles Archduke of Austria; Frederick II King of Denmark and Norway; Erik XIV King of Sweden; and the Duchess of Bavaria. Page 23: Portraits of Philip II King ofo Spain, and Prince Charles of Austria. Page 24: Portraits of Don John of Austria, Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, Elizabeth de Valois, and Philip II King of Spain, including his image on coins. Page 25: Portraits of Charles de Croy, Philippe de Montmorency Count of Horn, and Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa. Page 26: Portraits of Alfonso II d'Este Duke of Ferrara, Margaret de Valois, Maria Magdalena of Austria, Jacques de Savoie Duc de Nemours, and Marguerite de France Duchesse de Savoie. Page 27: Portraits of Popes - Paul IV, Pius IV, Pius V, and Sixtus V. Page 28: Portraits of Ednumd Anderson, Nicholas Bacon, and Cardinal Beaton. Page 29: Portraits of Sir Thomas Bromley. Page 30: Portraits of George Buchanan. Pages 31-2: Portraits of John Clench and John Knox. Page 33: Portraits of Sir William Maitland, John Lesley Bishop of Ross, and Sir Roger Manwood, including his monument in St Stephen's Church. Page 34: Portraits of Sir Walter Mildmay. Page 35: Portraits of Sir Henry Neville, Sir John Popham, Sir Amias Poulett, and David Riccio. Pages 36-7: Portraits ofo Sir Ralph Sadleir, Sir Thomas Smith, Old Scaleits, and Sir Nicholas Throckmorton. Page 38: Portraits of George Wishart, Cardinal Wolsey, and Sir Christopher Wray. Scenes: Page 39: Funeral of James V of Scotland; the landing of Mary at Leith, and Mary meeting with John Knox. Page 40: Mary in her chapel with her servants before her execution, and seated in a drawing room with a man playing the lute. Page 41: A bedroom scene; a man is dragged from a four poster bed by a group of men, some in armour, and stabbed; below the Death of Rizzio, a soldier seizing Rizzio preparing to stab him, while he clings to Mary's skirt. Page 42: Plan from a sketch in the paper office of the murder of King Henry Darnley; various other small scenes including Bothwell ambushing Mary, and an explosion. Page 43: Mary escaping on horseback from imprisonment in Loch Leven in 1568; Mary at the Battle of Langside, and Mary captured and escorted to Edinburgh. Page 44: A landing scene on a beach; another small illustration of the escape from Loch Leven; the murder of Regent Murray; the escape of Bothwell; very small print showing Thomas Gorges announcing the discovery of the Babington Conspiracy to Mary; and a screen designed by Mary and her campanions in Lochleven Castle. Page 45: Scenes leading up to the execution of Mary Queen of Scots: her last supper, her trial, preparation for execution, and final walk. Page 46: Illustrations of her execution, including a pair showing before, with executioner raising his axe, and after, her severed head displayed to the crowd; and two small scenes, another with the execution, and Mary praying before. Page 47: An execution with guillotine; the murder of Cardinal Beaton in 1546; and the procession of Elizabeth I to visit Lord Hunsdon. Page 48: Henry II in court receiving a Chevalier of the Order of Saint Michel; and Henry II on his death bed. Page 49: 'La Conjuration d'Amboise' - illustration of the Amboise Conspiracy; and below the 1563 Seige of Orleans. Page 50: Henry II jousting and receiving the mortal wound to the eye during a tournament in 1559 to celebrate the marraige of Marguerite and the Duke de Savoie; and a 'Spectacle Historique'. Page 51: The assassinations of Henry III and the Duc de Guise. Page 52: The Coronation of Louis XV; and a procession. Page 53 (last): Four small scenes, at top a king with his courtiers around a table, below a declaration of war outside a cathedral; a street battle scene; and a celebratory feast.
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Production date: 17thC-19thC
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Dimensions: Height: 570 millimetres; Width: 425 millimetres (album page)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: king/queen; christian cleric
Associated names: Associated with: Mary, Queen of Scots; Portrait of: François I, King of France; Portrait of: Henri II, King of France; Portrait of: Catherine de' Medici, Queen and Regent of France; Portrait of: François II, King of France; Portrait of: Charles IX, King of France; Portrait of: Henri III, King of France; Portrait of: Louise Marguerite of Lorraine; Portrait of: François, Duke of Anjou; Portrait of: Charles de Bourbon, Cardinal de Vendôme, Archbishop of Rouen; Portrait of: Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé; Portrait of: Charles III, Duke of Lorraine; Portrait of: Anne, Duc de Joyeuse; Portrait of: Henri I de Lorraine, Duc de Guise; Portrait of: Claude de Lorraine, Duc de Chevreuse; Portrait of: François de Lorraine, Duc de Guise; Portrait of: Louis II de Lorraine, Cardinal de Guise, Archbishop of Reims; Portrait of: Antoinette d'Orléans-Longueville; Portrait of: Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne; Portrait of: Antoine de Bourbon, King of Navarre; Portrait of: Marguerite de Valois, Queen of France and Navarre; Portrait of: Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre; Portrait of: Catherine de Bourbon, Duchesse de Bar; Portrait of: Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme; Portrait of: Michel de Castelnau de la Mauvissière; Portrait of: Joachim du Bellay; Portrait of: Gaspard II de Coligny, Seigneur de Châtillon; Portrait of: Michel de L'Hospital; Portrait of: Guillaume de l'Aubespine, Baron de Châteauneuf; Portrait of: Anne de Montmorency; Portrait of: Nostradamus; Portrait of: Etienne Pasquier; Portrait of: Pierre de Ronsard; Portrait of: Diane de Poitiers; Portrait of: Archduke Charles II of Austria; Portrait of: Frederick II, King of Denmark and Norway; Portrait of: Erik XIV, King of Sweden; Portrait of: Archduchess Anna of Austria; Portrait of: Philip II, King of Spain; Portrait of: Prince Carlos of Spain; Portrait of: Don John of Austria; Portrait of: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3rd Duke of Alba; Portrait of: Elisabeth of Valois, Consort of Philip II of Spain; Portrait of: Charles de Croy, 4th Duke of Aarschot; Portrait of: Philippe II de Montmorency-Nivelle; Portrait of: Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim; Portrait of: Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara; Portrait of: Marguerite of France, Duchess of Savoy; Portrait of: Jacques de Savoie, duc de Nemours; Portrait of: Pope Paul IV; Portrait of: Pope Pius IV; Portrait of: Pope Pius V (St Pius); Portrait of: Pope Sixtus V; Portrait of: Sir Edmund Anderson; Portrait of: Sir Nicholas Bacon; Portrait of: David Beaton, Cardinal Archbishop of St Andrews; Portrait of: Sir Thomas Bromley; Portrait of: George Buchanan; Portrait of: Sir John Clench; Portrait of: John Knox; Portrait of: William Maitland; Portrait of: John Leslie, Bishop of Ross; Portrait of: Sir Roger Manwood; Portrait of: Sir Walter Mildmay; Portrait of: Sir Henry Nevill; Portrait of: Sir John Popham; Portrait of: Sir Amias Paulet; Portrait of: David Riccio; Portrait of: Sir Thomas Smith; Portrait of: Sir Ralph Sadleir; Portrait of: Old Scaleits; Portrait of: Sir Nicholas Throckmorton; Portrait of: George Wishart; Portrait of: Cardinal Thomas Wolsey; Portrait of: Sir Christopher Wray
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1885
Acquisition notes: The collection of prints and drawings relating to Mary Queen of Scots formed by Joseph Cecil of Northampton was purchased by the Museum from his widow in 1885 (1885,0509.52-1382). It was mounted in a single album, which was then broken up and the contents re-arranged into five albums, each of which is given a separate entry.
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1885,0509.279-532

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