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| Title | Prince James Francis Edward Stuart and his Sister, Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart | |
| Collection | National Trust for Scotland (Falkland Palace) | |
| Artist | After Largillière, Nicolas de (French painter and draftsman, 1656-1746) Previously attributed to Troy, François de (French painter, born 1645 or 1646, died 1730) |
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| Date Earliest | 1695 | |
| Date Latest | about 1705 | |
| Description | This is a small scale copy of Largilliere's painting in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Here we see the 'Old Pretender' as a boy of seven standing beside his sister, the Princess Louisa, aged three, the Palace of Saint Germain in the background. James was the son of James II, who had abandoned the throne in 1688. After his father's death in 1701, he was proclaimed king of England by his supporters, and five years later he made the first of many attempts to reclaim the English throne. The portrait was commissioned by James II whilst living in exile in St. Germain en Laye. The dogs symbolise both the loyalty of Princess Louisa to her brother and that of the Jacobites to Prince James. | |
| Current Accession Number | 52.511 | |
| Subject | portrait (Prince James Edward Stuart) | |
| Measurements | 36 x 29 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Acquired from Crighton Stuart 1982. | |
| Notes | A version was possibly painted for the Jacobite supporter, James 4th Duke of Hamilton, Hamilton Palace sale, Christie's, 8 July 1882, lot 1110, bt. Beckett Denison; Beckett Denison sale, Christie's, 13 June 1885, lot 901, bt. Agnews; Sir George A. Cooper. The version in the National Portrait Gallery, no. 976, dated 1695, was bequeathed by 4th Earl of Orford, 1895. In this version, the heads were painted from life on two different canvases and then inserted into the larger composition (Laing, A., Country Life, 9 April 1992). Other versions include that in the Uffizi in Florence, Dame Adeline Genee-Isitt sale, Christie's, 23 November 1962 and Christie's sale, 11 July 1975; H. M. Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother and Mr. and Mrs. Loman, California. | |
| Rights Owner | National Trust for Scotland | |
| Author | Dr Patricia Smyth | |