Antique wooden basrelief I Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I of England, after 1877

after Charles Barbant (1844-1921)

Antique wooden basrelief I Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I of England, after 1877.

Name: Antique wooden basrelief I Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I of England, after 1877.
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Two scenes replicating two engravings illustrating the 1877 edition of François Guizot’s L’histoire d’Angleterre depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu’à l’avénement de la reine Victoria (vol. 1). These are the plate titled: Marie Stuart jure quelle n’a jamais cherché la mort d’Elisabeth on p. 605, and the following plate titled: Élisabeth se leva et donna un soufflet a son insolet sujet on p. 617.

The first scene sees Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542-1587) on the right, rising from a seat where she has been reading, her ladies beside her in attitudes of distress, looking graciously to left towards the lords who bring her news of her impending execution, one of them holding a scroll, with fully armed guards following. As the caption of the illustration reports, Mary swore she did not conjure against Elizabeth, swearing by holding her hand on the New Testament she was reading from.

The other scene depicts Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603) striking her favourite Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565-1601), when she found him guilty of treason. He was then put on trial and eventually sentenced to death.

The artist realizing the sculpted scenes copied the positions of the characters especially. The background is remarkably detailed. The characters act in highly decorated interiors, with walls covered in tapestries and painted ceilings.

There are two other such panels preserved in England, at Rufford Old Hall, Lancashire, invv. 784781.1 and 784781.2. The first of the two can be associated with the plate titled: George Douglas tira le poignard de Darnley et trappa le secrétaire (p. 567), whereas the second, representing Shakespeare visiting Elizabeth at court, is not present in the volume.

SKU: PR121010

Bas-reliefs realized in wood, covered in gesso (plaster) and coated with paint to mimic the texture of ivory. Within black wooden frames; total: 420 x 310 mm. In good condition.

€ 2.202,20 (€ 1.820,00 ex. btw)

In stock