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DiaporamaMary, Queen of Scots Escaping from Lochleven Castle
1805
77.0 x 92.0 cm
Scottish National Gallery
In 1805, this painting won a student prize for Shirreff while he was at the Trustees’ Academy. He chose an episode from the life of Mary, Queen of Scots which had been related by Gilbert Stuart in his influential ‘History of Scotland’ (1783). In a letter to his father the young artist wrote:
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About this artwork
- Title: Mary, Queen of Scots Escaping from Lochleven Castle
- Artist: william craig shirreff
- Year: 1805
- Original dimensions: 77.0 x 92.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Scottish National Gallery
- Color hue: Golden Yellow Range
- Perceived brightness: deep_shadow
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