Lot Essay
For further portraits of Prince James Francis Edward Stuart and Princess Clementina Sobieska, see lot 64.
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Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), in brown velvet coat with gold buttons, gold-bordered red waistcoat, tied cravat, full- bottomed powdered wig, wearing the blue sash of the Order of the Garter; and Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-1735), in lace-bordered grey silk dress, the bodice embroidered in gold, ermine-bordered red cloak draped over her shoulders, pearl pendant and pearls in her long powdered hair falling over her right shoulder; Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788), in red coat with gold-embroidered border, lace cravat, powdered wig en queue, wearing the blue sash and breast-star of the Order of the Garter; and Prince Henry Benedict Stuart (1725-1807), in brown velvet coat with silver-embroidered border and cuffs, lace cravat, powdered wig en queue, wearing the blue sash of the Order of the Garter
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ITALIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1740
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), in brown velvet coat with gold buttons, gold-bordered red waistcoat, tied cravat, full- bottomed powdered wig, wearing the blue sash of the Order of the Garter; and Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-1735), in lace-bordered grey silk dress, the bodice embroidered in gold, ermine-bordered red cloak draped over her shoulders, pearl pendant and pearls in her long powdered hair falling over her right shoulder; Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788), in red coat with gold-embroidered border, lace cravat, powdered wig en queue, wearing the blue sash and breast-star of the Order of the Garter; and Prince Henry Benedict Stuart (1725-1807), in brown velvet coat with silver-embroidered border and cuffs, lace cravat, powdered wig en queue, wearing the blue sash of the Order of the Garter
oil on copper
ovals, 4 5/16 in (110 mm.) to 4 7/16 in. (112 mm.) high, turned wood frames (4)
Prince James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), in brown velvet coat with gold buttons, gold-bordered red waistcoat, tied cravat, full- bottomed powdered wig, wearing the blue sash of the Order of the Garter; and Princess Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-1735), in lace-bordered grey silk dress, the bodice embroidered in gold, ermine-bordered red cloak draped over her shoulders, pearl pendant and pearls in her long powdered hair falling over her right shoulder; Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788), in red coat with gold-embroidered border, lace cravat, powdered wig en queue, wearing the blue sash and breast-star of the Order of the Garter; and Prince Henry Benedict Stuart (1725-1807), in brown velvet coat with silver-embroidered border and cuffs, lace cravat, powdered wig en queue, wearing the blue sash of the Order of the Garter
oil on copper
ovals, 4 5/16 in (110 mm.) to 4 7/16 in. (112 mm.) high, turned wood frames (4)
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