© Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart receiving his son, Prince Henry Benedict, in front of the Palazzo Muti, Rome
Artist: Italian
Location: Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Date: circa 1747
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 196 x 297 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £31,250 (Total: £412,500)
Vendor: Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
Review number: 4868 (2000)
Provenance:
Hamilton Palace Sale (Christie, Manson & Woods, London), 5 Nov 1919, lot 38; Rt Hon The Viscount Furness; Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 28 Mar 1947, lot 39; bt by 14th duke of Hamilton; Palace of Holyroodhouse, 1964; Lennoxlove House, East Lothian
Description:
The palazzo dominates the picture, lavishly adorned with decorations including heraldic shields of of England, the Pope and Rome. A street crowd in foreground, lines of soldiers with Prince James speaking to a Cardinal with his sons behind.
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