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Le Prince de Galles et la Princesse sa Soeur

Print
1699? (printed)
Artist/Maker
Smith, John (engraver)
Largillièrre, Nicolas De (Largillière) (artist)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Full-length portraits of the Prince and his sister, the Princess, when children. The Prince stands on the left with his hair curled, wearing a sash and a cravat, and holding a tricorne hat under his left arm. To the left is a hound which the Prince strokes. The Princess stands to the right, wearing a headdress, holding a flower in her left hand and pointing with the other to the Prince. To the right of the Princess is a small dog, and behind her is a large urn containing a plant. In the background is a garden, woodland, fountains and columns.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Portraits
Royalty
Children & Childhood
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Le Prince de Galles et la Princesse sa Soeur (assigned by artist)
  • The Prince of Wales and his sister the Princess (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, full-length portrait of James Francis Edward Stuart and his sister, Louise-Maria-Theresa Stuart, when children. Mezzotint by John Smith after Nicolas de Largillière, 1699?
Physical description
Full-length portraits of the Prince and his sister, the Princess, when children. The Prince stands on the left with his hair curled, wearing a sash and a cravat, and holding a tricorne hat under his left arm. To the left is a hound which the Prince strokes. The Princess stands to the right, wearing a headdress, holding a flower in her left hand and pointing with the other to the Prince. To the right of the Princess is a small dog, and behind her is a large urn containing a plant. In the background is a garden, woodland, fountains and columns.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40cm
  • Width: 30.2cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959. London: HMSO, 1964.
Styles
French School
Baroque
Marks and inscriptions
'Le Prince de Galles et la Princesse sa Soeur. N de LargillierRe pinx:.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood
Production
The original portrait was painted in 1695 and is now in the National Portrait Gallery (NPG 976).

An undescribed state somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd.
Subjects depicted
Prince
Princess
Dogs
Hound
Sash
Cravat
Column
Garden
Fountains
Landscape
Children
Urn
Stuart, James Francis Edward (Prince)
Princess Louisa Maria Theresa Stuart
Association
James II
Associated object
22282 (Version)
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964.
  • Smith, John Chaloner. British Mezzotinto Portraits. London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. Vol. 3, p. 1226.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.569-1959

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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