Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
2 of 9 portraits of Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
attributed to Alexis Simon Belle
oil on canvas, circa 1702-1706
29 5/8 in. x 24 3/8 in. (753 mm x 625 mm)
Given by George Harland Peck, 1912
Primary Collection
NPG 1658
Sitterback to top
- Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart (1692-1712), Daughter of James II. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Alexis Simon Belle (1674-1734), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 26 portraits.
This portraitback to top
This portrait was made by an unknown French painter, when Louisa was about twelve years old. She wears a rich gold brocaded bodice, with flowers and diamonds in her hair. More detailed information on this portrait is available in a National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue, John Kerslake's Early Georgian Portraits (1977, out of print).
Linked publicationsback to top
- Kerslake, John, Early Georgian Portraits, 1977, p. 170
- Ribeiro, Aileen, The Gallery of Fashion, 2000, p. 89
- Ribeiro, Aileen; Blackman, Cally, A Portrait of Fashion: Six Centuries of Dress at the National Portrait Gallery, 2015, p. 108
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 390
Events of 1702back to top
Current affairs
William III dies and is succeeded by Anne, his sister-in-law, the second daughter of James II and Anne Hyde. Committed to the Church of England and swayed towards Tory values, the queen would enjoy considerable popularity.The general election sweeps the Tories to power in a landslide victory.
Art and science
Writer, Daniel Defoe, publishes the Shortest Way with the Dissenters. The pamphlet is considered critical of the Anglican Church and Defoe is eventually arrested for seditious libel and briefly imprisoned.The Daily Courant, Britain's first daily newspaper consisting of one page with two columns, is printed by Elizabeth Mallet.
International
Admiral George Rooke overwhelmingly defeats a French squadron escorting a Spanish silver fleet from South America, at the naval Battle of Vigo Bay.In the War of the Spanish Succession, John Churchill, Captain-General of the Forces, forces the French to withdraw from the River Maas.
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