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Portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart or Henry Benedict Stuart

Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1748

National Galleries Scotland: Portrait, Edinburgh

This portrait was originally catalogued as a portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) dating from the period before Charles Edward's expulsion from France. In 2008, the gallery's former director thought it was probably a portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie's younger brother, Henry Benedict Stuart, who later became a cardinal. Maurice-Quentin de La Tour was one of the most celebrated French pastellist of the eighteenth century and many of his portraits were intended to be penetrating psychological studies.

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Title of artwork, date

Portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart or Henry Benedict Stuart, 1748

Date supported

1994

Medium and material

Pastel

Dimensions

61 x 51 cm

Grant

5363

Total cost

22348

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