Lot 486
PAINTED PORCELAIN PLAQUE, AFTER DAVID (DALHOFF) NEAL
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Auction: Lots 336 - 597 | 05 September at 10am
£605
Description
depicting ‘The First Meeting of Mary Stuart and Rizzio’, on a Continental porcelain blank, signed and dated ‘ETHEL MASON, 3.10.96’, the plaque incised ‘23-39’ verso, in a giltwood frame
Dimensions
plaque 35cm x 23.5cm; 47.5cm high, 35cm wide overall
Footnote
Note: David Rizzio was an Italian courtier who travelled to Edinburgh and, as the story goes, initially came to the attention of Mary, Queen of Scots, one night as he lay asleep on an oak chest in the Palace of Holyroodhouse. At first, he entertained her as a musician and later became her private secretary. Unfortunately, this led to rumours of a more intimate relationship, which led to his assassination in the Queen's presence in 1566.