Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
1 portrait by Francesco Ponzone
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© National Portrait Gallery, London
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart
by or after Francesco Ponzone
pen and ink, circa 1741
8 3/8 in. x 6 1/2 in. (214 mm x 164 mm) paper size; 8 in. x 6 in. (204 mm x 152 mm) image size
Purchased, 1967
Primary Collection
NPG 4535
Sitterback to top
- Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), Known as 'The Old Pretender'; son of James II. Sitter associated with 62 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Francesco Ponzone (active 1741), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
This portraitback to top
This drawing is a variant of one of 1741 in the Royal collection done in Rome by the little known Milanese artist, Francesco Ponzone, which is apparently the portrait described by a contemporary as 'the drawing of ye King done with ye pen, extremely well done and a very good likeness' . 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. 156
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 333
Events of 1741back to top
Current affairs
Motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Robert Walpole is followed by a general election. Walpole's majority is reduced to less than twenty and he suffers defeat in seven divisions.Opening of the Foundling Hospital, London, to aid homeless and abandoned children.
Art and science
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown is appointed head gardener at Stowe, where he works with the architect William Kent.Actor David Garrick makes his debut on the London stage in Richard III.
Henry Fielding publishes An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews satirising Samuel Richardson's best-selling novel Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded.
International
War of the Austrian Succession: Admiral Edward Vernon leads an unsuccessful attack on Spanish stronghold of Cartagena. Frederick II's Prussian army defeats the Austrians at Mollwitz, securing his hold on most of Silesia. French and Bavarian forces enter Prague.Composer Johann Sebastian Bach publishes his set of Goldberg Variations, supposedly written for performance by the young harpsichordist Johann Gottlieb Goldberg.
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