Stunningly detailed and masterfully rendered around a complex composition. Mary Queen of Scots was painted for the cover of the June 10, 1934, issue of American Weekly. It was part of Dulac's series Follies that destroyed famous Queens which also featured illustrations of Seiramis, Dido, Isabella of Bavaria, Marie-Antoinette, and Queen Chand (see previous lot).
Mary Queen of Scots
signed 'Edmund Dulac' lower right and inscribed as titled on the reverse
watercolor and gouache over traces of pencil on paperboard .
Literature
American Weekly, 10 June 1934, cover illustration
C. White, Edmund Dulac, London, 1976, p. 204
Framed: 19.5 x 23.5