I ran across the original of this engraving a couple days ago & recalled it was done when he was a youngster.
I did a bit of searching just now & came up with the following about the original painting:
Prince Charles Edward Stuart
studio of Antonio David
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1729-1732
25 in. x 19 in. (635 mm x 483 mm)
Purchased, 1876
On display Beningbrough Hall, on Floor 1: Lady Chesterfield's Dressing Room at Beningbrough Hall
http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/po...rNo=0&role=sit
[SIZE="2"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]T. E. ("TERRY") HOLMES[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"][FONT="Georgia"][COLOR="DarkGreen"][B][I]proud descendant of the McReynolds/MacRanalds of Ulster & Keppoch, Somerled & Robert the Bruce.[/SIZE]
[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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