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Jacques III. Roy De La Grande Bretagne

Print
21/06/1712 (printed)
Artist/Maker
François Chereau (engraver)
Alexis-Simon Belle (artist)
Place of origin
France (printed)

Print, portrait of a man, half-length, facing slightly left, within an oval border of masonry, on a plinth.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Royalty
Object type
Print
TitleJacques III. Roy De La Grande Bretagne (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of James Francis Edward Stuart, engraving by François Chereau after Alexis-Simon Belle, 1712.
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, half-length, facing slightly left, within an oval border of masonry, on a plinth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.3cm
  • Width: 27cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
French School
Marks and inscriptions
'Jacques III. Roy De La Grande Bretagne. Presenté a Sa Majesté, le 21e Juin 1712, jour de son Auguste Naissance, Par son tres humble, tres Obeissant, & tres devoué Serviteur Alexis-Simon Belle. Peint part A. S. Belle Peintre de S. M. Brit. Gravé par F. Chereau. A Paris chex l’Auteur rue du Four Faubourg St. Germain attenant la porte de la Foire.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Prince
James Francis Edward Stuart
Associated object
E.200-1960 (Version)
Bibliographic references
  • O'Donoghue, Freeman. British Museum: Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1908-25.
  • Bibliothèque National. Inventaire du Fonds Français. Paris: M. le Garrec, 1930.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4441-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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