Portrait of James Francis Edward Stewart (1688-1766), "The Old Pretender"
Object Name
Object Type
Category
Sculptures
Date
c. 1720
Medium
ivory
Credit Line
The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Object Number
2004/54
Location
AGO, Gallery 113 Thomson European, South Case, Right
Gallery Number
AGO, Gallery 113
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 6.5 cm (3 1/4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Framed: 29.7 x 25.6 cm (11 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Framed: 29.7 x 25.6 cm (11 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Signature, Inscriptions, and Markings
Inscription
Painted gold wood liner around the portrait has a manuscript inscription below the glazing: Portrait of James Stuart commonly called the Pretender Son of James the 2nd given by himself at Rome in 1720 to Robert Pigott Esq of Ch__nd Park Shropshire