Detail from Pierre de Bocosel de Chatelard or Chastelard playing the lute to Mary, Queen of Scots Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
Detail from Pierre de Bocosel de Chatelard or Chastelard playing the lute to Mary, Queen of Scots NPG D11323
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by William Say, after Henri Jean-Baptiste Victoire Fradelle
Daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise, Mary spent her childhood in France, marrying Francis II in 1558. Following his early death, she returned to Scotland, ruling for seven years. Her marriage to Lord Darnley produced her only child, later James I of England and VI of Scotland, but ended in Darnley's murder in 1567. Mary later married the Earl of Bothwell who was implicated in Darnley's death. Forced to abdicate in favour of her son, she... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










