Date: 1782
Medium: oil on canvas
Display Date: British, 1734 - 1797
Nationality: British
Biography: British artist.
Display Date: 1732 - 1820
Display Date: British, 1720 - 1788
Nationality: British
Biography: Known as the "Young Pretender" and "Bonnie Prince Charlie", Stuart claimant to the British throne, son of James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender. Led the Jacobite Rebellion, landing in Scotland in July 1745 and, having raised an army of more than 5000 armed men, reaching as far south as Derby on 4 December before retreating northwards; his forces defeated at Culloden (16 April 1746) by the army of William, Duke of Cumberland.
Date: 1782
Medium: oil on canvas
Object Type: | painting |
Dimensions: | Frame: 940 x 820 x 50 mm (37 x 32 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.) Support: 762 x 635 mm (30 x 25 in.) |
Provenance: | Mrs Samuel Ward, wife of a descendant of the sitter; by whom bequeathed to Derby Museums in 1947. |
Viewing Status: | On Display |
Item Ref: | 1947-66 |
Item Ref: | 1947-66 |