“An inquiry from this point of view has added considerably to our knowledge of the subject, both with regard to portraits and miniatures. Mr. Lang’s most important result is a rehabilitation of a fascinating portrait in the possession of the earl of Leven and Melville.” Robert S. Rait.
| + + | Eng. Hist. R. 21: 803. O. ’06. 570w. |
“With infinite care and rare critical acumen he has summed up the arguments.”
| + + | Int. Studio. 30: 90. N. ’06. 340w. |
“The object of Mr. Lang, supplementing as he does the researches of Sir George Scharf, Mr. Lionel Cust, Mr. Foster, and others, is rather to correct over-scepticism and to indicate if possible the claims to consideration of certain portraits on which doubts are thrown.”
| + + | Lond. Times. 5: 298. Ag. 31, ’06. 2590w. |
“Especially in its account of the Queen’s jewels this study is a valuable addition to the knowledge of all who have not the advantage of being Scottish antiquarians.”
| + + | Nation. 83: 418. N. 15, ’06. 950w. | |
| + + | N. Y. Times. 11: 557. S. 8, ’06. 2220w. (Reprinted from Lond. Times.) |
“Mr. Lang has had several predecessors in this field of research about Mary Stuart’s personal appearance and ornaments, but he has drawn information from original sources, and added some fresh facts.”
| + + | Sat. R. 102: sup. 10. O. 13, ’06. 150w. |