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Prince Charles Edward Stewart (1720-1788) as a young boy holding a plumed crown, facing left in silver-bordered red velvet coat with silver-embroidered light blue turned back cuffs, silver-embroidered light blue waistcoat, lace cravat, curled powdered hair en queue wearing the blue sash and medal of the Order of the Garter and the green ribbon and medal of the Order of the Thistle; standing with his gloved right hand on his hip, sword at his side beside a table with gold crown adorned with the Prince of Wales feathers and scroll with inscription ICH DIEN; pillar and urn with falling foliage, wooded background beyond
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ITALIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1730
Prince Charles Edward Stewart (1720-1788) as a young boy holding a plumed crown, facing left in silver-bordered red velvet coat with silver-embroidered light blue turned back cuffs, silver-embroidered light blue waistcoat, lace cravat, curled powdered hair en queue wearing the blue sash and medal of the Order of the Garter and the green ribbon and medal of the Order of the Thistle; standing with his gloved right hand on his hip, sword at his side beside a table with gold crown adorned with the Prince of Wales feathers and scroll with inscription ICH DIEN; pillar and urn with falling foliage, wooded background beyond
oval, 3.11/16 in. (93 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with spiral cresting
Prince Charles Edward Stewart (1720-1788) as a young boy holding a plumed crown, facing left in silver-bordered red velvet coat with silver-embroidered light blue turned back cuffs, silver-embroidered light blue waistcoat, lace cravat, curled powdered hair en queue wearing the blue sash and medal of the Order of the Garter and the green ribbon and medal of the Order of the Thistle; standing with his gloved right hand on his hip, sword at his side beside a table with gold crown adorned with the Prince of Wales feathers and scroll with inscription ICH DIEN; pillar and urn with falling foliage, wooded background beyond
oval, 3.11/16 in. (93 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with spiral cresting
Provenance
L. H. Gilbert Collection, Lisbon; Christie's, London, 3 December 1963, lot 92 (220gns. to Percival).
Literature
D. Nicholas, The Portraits of Bonnie Prince Charlie, Maidstone, 1973, p. 10, illustrated p. 11, no. B.
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