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Mary Stuart as Dauphine of France
The artist is Francois Clouet (before 1522-1572).This portrait is held in the archive collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
This was probably commissioned around the time of Mary's marriage to Francois, Dauphin of France.
Mary was married at the age of 15 years and 4 months in Notre Dame at Paris,
In this drawing only the head alone is finished - the rest being shown in faint outline.
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Navigate for more: This engraving seems to have been taken from the memorial portrait A portrait of Mary Stuart by an unknown artist.