Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
2 of 8 portraits by Pierre François Basan
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by Pierre François Basan, after Alexis Simon Belle
line engraving, mid 18th century
5 1/2 in. x 3 7/8 in. (139 mm x 98 mm) paper size
Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861
Reference Collection
NPG D16755
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
- Pierre François Basan (1723-1797). Artist or producer associated with 8 portraits.
- Alexis Simon Belle (1674-1734), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 26 portraits.
Events of 1729back to top
Current affairs
Committee of the House of Commons appointed to enquire into the state of Britain's gaols.Opening of the first Putney Bridge; the only fixed crossing of the River Thames between London Bridge and Kingston Bridge at the time.
Tornado destroys buildings in Sussex and Kent
Art and science
Chiswick House in London, a pioneering example of English Palladian revival architecture, is designed by its owner Richard Boyle with the help of the architect William Kent.Jonathan Swift publishes A Modest Proposal; a satirical attack on attitudes towards the poor and Irish policy more generally.
International
Benjamin Franklin prints, publishes and largely writes the weekly Pennsylvania Gazette, which soon becomes the most successful newspaper in the colonies.Treaty of Seville seals peace between Britain and Spain.
King Frederick IV of Denmark charters the Danish East India Company.
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