Mary, Queen of Scots

About this work

This is a black-and-white portrait of a man with curly hair and a large, ruffled collar. His face is serious, and he’s framed inside a circular border with text around it. The background is plain, but the lines of his collar fan out sharply from his neck. The text around the circle reads *"Mary, Queen of Scots"*—this is a portrait of her, but the artist drew a man instead. The style looks old, with careful shading to show light and shadow. This is made using engraving, a technique where artists etch lines into metal plates.