A chalk drawing portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots by the French court painter Francois Clouet, made during her years at the French court between 1548, when she arrived as a child betrothed to the future Francis II, and 1561, when she returned to Scotland as a young widow. Clouet, the leading portraitist of the Valois court, worked repeatedly from Mary as a sitter across this period, and this chalk drawing is named among his most remarkable portraits. It is held today in the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, alongside the large body of chalk portrait studies Clouet and his workshop produced of the sixteenth-century French court. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Physical Form
MediumSourced to the subject's own accountRed and black chalk together, the two-colour technique standard to Clouet and his workshop's large series of court portrait studies now held together at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, a narrower description than "chalk drawing" alone. 1 Classification
Object TypeSourced to the subject's own accountDrawing (Pencil, Chalk, Ink or Wash) 1 Medium (class)Sourced to the subject's own account Connections
Associated With
This source names Scotland directly: "II, and 1561, when she returned to Scotland as a young widow."
Source Francois Clouet (Wikipedia)
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Derived: this work depicts a figure already recorded as belonging to this tradition; the work-to-tradition link is inferred from that live depicts edge and the figures own attested tradition affiliation, not independently sourced beyond it.
Depicts
The drawing's sole subject, named among Clouet's most remarkable portraits.
Source Francois Clouet (Wikipedia)
Additional Source Mary, Queen of Scots, Portraits (Wikipedia)
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Authored By
Also in Arts and Music Atlas: the author of this subject.
Source Francois Clouet (Wikipedia)Career sectiontier 3Quote, Career section
One of his most remarkable portraits is that of Mary, Queen of Scots, a drawing in chalks in the Bibliothèque Nationale, and of similar character are the two portraits of Charles IX and the one at Chantilly of Marguerite of France.
Sources
1. Francois Clouet (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section, identifying Clouet
François Clouet (c. 1510-22 December 1572), son of Jean Clouet, was a French Renaissance miniaturist and painter, particularly known for his detailed portraits of the French ruling family.
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A chalk drawing portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots by the French court painter Francois Clouet, made during her years at the French court between 1548, when she arrived as a child betrothed to the future Francis II, and 1561, when she returned to Scotland as a young widow.
View the Source Mary, Queen of Scots, Portraits (Wikipedia)
WikipediaDepicts: Mary, Queen of ScotsQuote, Depicts: Mary, Queen of Scots
Portrait by Francois Clouet, c. 1558-1560, portrait of Mary at about 17 years old.
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