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Mary, Queen of Scots|James Taylor|Samuel Wale

The Death Warrant Read to Mary, Queen of Scots in the Hall Wherein She was Beheaded

ca. 1770
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21.1 × 17.3 cm (8.3 × 6.8 in)

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