Scenic image of the famous Scottish Queen Mary Stuart, was executed on the orders of Elizabeth I for conspiracy, hiding under a portrait of Sir John Maitland painted by Adrian Vanson

"Portrait of Sir John Maitland" painted by Adrian Vanson included in the collection of the British National Fund of objects of historical heritage and usually hangs in the mansion of ham house in South-западной London. Adrian Vanson was a court painter in the sixteenth century, at the court of king James VI of Scots (aka James I of England) — son of Mary Stuart.

in the study of the portrait of the Vanson x-rays under the top layer of colorful clearly stood out other — recorded a female portrait. Facial features, costume details and pose of the model have obvious similarities c intravital images of Mary Stuart. A portrait of the Queen was not over. @Ndashвидимому, it was decided to paint after the Queen was forced to abdicate in 1567 after the murder of her husband. In 1568 she was imprisoned her cousin Elizabeth I, and in 1587 Mary Stuart was executed for conspiracy against Elizabeth, whose goal was to murder the Queen of England.

"the Discovery of the unfinished portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, amazing opens a new page in the history of the portrait of Vanson, — believes curator of painting and sculpture National Fund David Taylor. — This suggests that the portraits of the Queen copied, and presumably exhibited in Scotland, even when the Queen Mary was already in prison awaiting their execution".

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: reuters.com, atlasobscura.com, artinvestment.ru

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