Mary, Queen of Scots: The Farewell to France

Why it's great

Eighteen-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots, stands on a ship leaving the shores of France in 1561, where she grew up, to return to Scotland. Robert Herdman painted this farewell in 1867.

🏛️ Part of history

Elizabeth I & the Spanish Armada (1558–1603) — Eighteen-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots, stands on a ship leaving the shores of France in 1561, where she grew up, to return to Scotland.

Where to see it

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About the artist

Robert Herdman

1829–1888 · died in Edinburgh

Robert Herdman was a Scottish painter born in Rattray in Perthshire in 1829. He lived in Edinburgh and painted scenes from Scottish history and everyday life, and became a leading member of the Royal Scottish Academy. He died in Edinburgh in 1888.