Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
(1688-1766), Known as 'The Old Pretender'; son of James IIEarly Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 61 portraits
The only son of James II and Mary of Modena, he was raised in exile in France after his father was deposed in 1688 in favour of the Protestant William of Orange. Known as the 'Old Pretender', he became the focus of Jacobite resistance and mounted several unsuccessful campaigns to reclaim the throne in 1706, 1708 and finally in 1715 when he landed at Peterhead in Scotland. He married the Polish Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska in 1719 and spent much of the remainder of his life in exile in Rome.
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart; Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
by Nicolas de Largillière
oil on canvas, 1695
NPG 976
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
studio of Alexis Simon Belle
oil on canvas, circa 1712
NPG 348
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
after Alexis Simon Belle
oil on copper, 1712, based on a work of circa 1712
NPG 273
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
attributed to Anton Raphael Mengs
oil on canvas, 1740s
On display at Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
NPG 433
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by or after Francesco Ponzone
pen and ink, circa 1741
NPG 4535
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Louis Gabriel Blanchet
oil on canvas, 1741
On display at Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
NPG 5573
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1688
NPG D32651
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1688
NPG D32652
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1688
NPG D32653
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1688
NPG D30809
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1688
NPG D34714
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart; Mary of Modena
after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1688-1689
NPG D34720
Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Bt; Mary of Modena; Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
attributed to Pieter Schenck
mezzotint, 1688 or after
On display in Room 7 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG D10694
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1688
NPG D10697
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Pieter Schenck, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, (1688)
NPG D7935
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1688
NPG D11540
Possibly Prince James Francis Edward Stuart; Mary of Modena
published by John Smith, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1690s
NPG D32654
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart; Mary of Modena
published by John Smith, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, early 1690s?
NPG D32756
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Gaspar Bouttats, after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1690s
NPG D34719
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart; Mary of Modena
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1690s
NPG D34721
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart; Mary of Modena
by Jacob Gole, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1690s
NPG D34722
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Gérard Edelinck, after Nicolas de Largillière
line engraving, 1692
NPG D32655
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Gérard Edelinck, after Nicolas de Largillière
line engraving, 1692
NPG D31380
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Pieter Louis van Schuppen, after Nicolas de Largillière
line engraving, 1692
NPG D31381
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Gérard Edelinck, after Nicolas de Largillière
line engraving, 1692
NPG D34696
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Pieter Louis van Schuppen, after Nicolas de Largillière
line engraving, 1692
NPG D34717
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by and published by Antoine Trouvain
line engraving, (1694)
NPG D19540
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Estienne Gantrel, after Nicolas de Largillière
line engraving, (1695)
NPG D34716
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart; Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
by and published by John Smith, after Nicolas de Largillière
mezzotint, 1699 (1695)
NPG D31377
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart; Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
by John Smith, after Nicolas de Largillière
mezzotint, 1699 (1695)
NPG D34723
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart; Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
by and published by John Smith, after Nicolas de Largillière
mezzotint, 1699 (1695)
NPG D11539
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
probably by John Simon, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D32658
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D32659
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D31376
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Claude Duflos, after Alexis Simon Belle
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D31379
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
after Alexis Simon Belle
mezzotint, early 18th century
NPG D34694
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D34695
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart with the Pope and a jesuit
after Unknown artist
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D34698
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
after François de Troy
etching and line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D34702
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Étienne Jehandier Desrochers, after Unknown artist
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D34715
Related People
- King Charles I (grandfather)
- Prince Charles Edward Stuart (son)
- Henry Benedict Maria Clement Stuart, Cardinal York (son)
- Isabella Stuart (sister)
- King James II (father)
- Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart (sister)
- Maria Clementina Sobieska (wife)
- Henrietta Maria (grandmother)
- Mary of Modena (mother)
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Lloyd Meadows
26 August 2015, 16:41
"spent much of the remainder of his life in exile in Rome, where he drank himself to death."
He did spend much of the rest of his life in Rome but he was not an alcoholic and never "drank himself to death".