Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
1 portrait of Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels), after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, (circa 1710)
14 1/2 in. x 10 3/8 in. (367 mm x 262 mm) paper size
Bequeathed by (Frederick) Leverton Harris, 1927
Reference Collection
NPG D14281
Sitterback to top
- Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), Known as 'The Old Pretender'; son of James II. Sitter associated with 62 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Alexis Simon Belle (1674-1734), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 26 portraits.
- Louise Madeleine Cochin (née Horthemels) (1686-1767), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D10696: Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (from same plate)
- NPG D32659: Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (from same plate)
Events of 1710back to top
Current affairs
Clergyman Henry Sacheverell is impeached on account of his sermons in which he attacks the Whig government and the revolution settlement of 1688-9. The trial caused rioting, and revived Jacobites sentiments and resentment against the government.Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, returns to Parliament as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Art and science
The Examiner, a Tory government propaganda journal devised by Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford and Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, is published. Under its editor, Jonathan Swift, the weekly sheet defended the policies of the new Tory government. The Whigs responded with The Medley, principally written by Arthur Maynwaring.International
Following the victories at the Battles of Almenara and Saragossa in the War of the Spanish Succession, the allied forces experience a set back at the Battle of Brihuega during which, James Stanhope, Earl of Stanhope, Commander in Chief of the British Forces in Spain, is taken prisoner.Comments back to top
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Jacinto Regalado
28 September 2019, 00:33
The original painting, or a copy of it, is at the Worthing Museum and Art Gallery (albeit currently without proper attribution):
https://www.artuk.org/discover/artworks/james-francis-edward-stuart-16881766-the-old-pretender-70243/view_as/grid/search/keyword:worthing-pretender/page/1