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Mary, Queen of Scots|John Sartain|John Graham|Leavitt & Co.

Mary Queen of Scots, on the evening preceding her execution (from "The Eclectic Magazine," volume 48, frontispiece)

1859
Mezzotint and etching on steel
21.5 × 13.9 cm (8.5 × 5.5 in)

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