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Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

(1688-1766), Known as 'The Old Pretender'; son of James II

Early 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.

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Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after  Alexis Simon Belle - NPG D10695

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D10695

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after  Alexis Simon Belle - NPG D10696

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D10696

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by Michel Dossier, after  Alexis Simon Belle - NPG D16611

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by Michel Dossier, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D16611

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by François Chéreau the Elder, after  Alexis Simon Belle - NPG D16754

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by François Chéreau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D16754

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by and published by Simeon Thomassin - NPG D34708

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by and published by Simeon Thomassin
line engraving, 1702
NPG D34708

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by Gérard Edelinck, after  François de Troy - NPG D32656

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by Gérard Edelinck, after François de Troy
line engraving, circa 1704-1707
NPG D32656

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by Johann Ulrich Kraus, after  Unknown artist - NPG D34710

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by Johann Ulrich Kraus, after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1710-1719
NPG D34710

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after  Alexis Simon Belle - NPG D14281

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, (circa 1710)
NPG D14281

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by François Chéreau the Elder, after  Alexis Simon Belle - NPG D32660

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by François Chéreau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, circa 1712
NPG D32660

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by François Chéreau the Elder, after  Alexis Simon Belle - NPG D34699

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by François Chéreau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, 1712
NPG D34699

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by François Chéreau the Elder, after  Alexis Simon Belle - NPG D34700

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by François Chéreau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, 1712
NPG D34700

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by François Chéreau the Elder, after  Alexis Simon Belle - NPG D1345

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by François Chéreau the Elder, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, 1712
NPG D1345

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by Pierre François Basan, after  Alexis Simon Belle - NPG D16755

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by Pierre François Basan, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D16755

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by Andrew Miller, after  Edward Lutterell (Luttrell) - NPG D34697

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by Andrew Miller, after Edward Lutterell (Luttrell)
mezzotint, 1737
NPG D34697

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, after Alexis Simon Belle - NPG D31378

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

after Alexis Simon Belle
stipple engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
NPG D31378

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D8164

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
wood engraving, published 1811 (1688)
NPG D8164

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, by Sir George Scharf, after  Gérard Edelinck, after  François de Troy - NPG D32657

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

by Sir George Scharf, after Gérard Edelinck, after François de Troy
pencil on tracing paper, 1859
NPG D32657

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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".