Son Altesse Royalle le prince de Galles
Engraving
c.1690s (printed)
c.1690s (printed)
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| Place of origin |
Portrait of James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales, lying in his cradle, seated beside which is his nurse, who is fashionably dressed with a mantua gown and a high fontange headdress with frelanges and bows.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Son Altesse Royalle le prince de Galles (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Portrait of James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales, Chevalier of St. George (the 'Old Pretender'), when an infant, lying in his cradle. Engraving by Henri Bonnart, c.1690s |
| Physical description | Portrait of James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales, lying in his cradle, seated beside which is his nurse, who is fashionably dressed with a mantua gown and a high fontange headdress with frelanges and bows. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Son Altesse Royalle le prince de Galles'
'Prince dont la plus tendre enfance Aveu tant d'ennemis s'elever contre toy Le courage que doit te donner ta naissance Puisse il quelque jous les ranger sous ta loy'
'Chez HBonnart au Coq avec privil' (Lettered with 4 lines of verse and) |
| Credit line | Given by the House of Worth |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.21409-1957 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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