Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
2 of 61 portraits of Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
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Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
studio of Alexis Simon Belle
oil on canvas, circa 1712
31 3/4 in. x 24 3/4 in. (806 mm x 629 mm)
Purchased, 1872
Primary Collection
NPG 348
Sitterback to top
- Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), Known as 'The Old Pretender'; son of James II. Sitter associated with 61 portraits.
This portraitback to top
A studio version, markedly French, probably produced under Alexis Simeon Belle's supervision. The young prince is shown wearing the blue ribbon of a Knight of the Garter. 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).
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- Kerslake, John, Early Georgian Portraits, 1977, p. 155
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 332
Events of 1712back to top
Current affairs
Whig MP, Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford is found guilty by Parliament of 'a high breach of trust and notorious corruption', over reserving army forage contracts for banker, Robert Mann, and imprisoned in the Tower. Walpole would later become the first British Prime Minister in all but name in 1721.Art and science
Mock epic poem, The Rape of the Lock, by satirical poet Alexander Pope is first published.Ironmonger Thomas Newcomen demonstrates his invention of the atmospheric steam engine in London.
Charles Boyle, Earl of Orrery, commissions a mechanical solar system model from mechanic John Rowley who names it an orrery.
International
Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford and John Robinson, bishop of Bristol, are appointed plenipotentiaries to the Utrecht peace congress. Foundations for peace between Britain and France, were based on preliminary agreements previously negotiated in London and Paris, the details of which were unbeknownst to the plenipotentiaries or Britain's allies.Tell us more back to top
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