An Unknown Boy, reputedly, but not, Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (‘James III’) ‘The Old Pretender’ (1688–1766)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1770 - 1799
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
1245 x 1003 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire
NT 343185
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, An Unknown Boy, British (English) School, late 17th century. The identity of the sitter was reputed to be Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, 'The Old Pretender' (1688-1766), but this is not now thought to be the case. A full-length portrait of a young boy, seated on a rock in a landscape, a red curtain draped above and to the left. He wears a long, curled powdered wig and is dressed alla Romana, with a pale red cloak, a yellow tunic military-style tunic, a white shirt with lace cravat and red buskins on his feet. The boy looks out at the spectator and gestures towards the right with his left hand. A white Lowchen dog sits to his left.
Provenance
Acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1980
Credit line
Baddesley Clinton, The Ferrers Collection (acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1980)
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist previously catalogued as attributed to Dutch School, artist