Field Marshal James Francis Edward Keith, 1696 - 1758. Soldier in Russian and Prussian service
About this artwork
Named after Prince James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, Keith was the son of committed Jacobites. He took part in the failed Rising of 1715, after which he was forced into exile on the continent. From Paris he travelled to Spain, became involved in the failed Jacobite expedition of 1719 and later joined the Spanish army. In 1728 he set out for service in Russia, where he spent nearly twenty years as an officer. Too busy to make any contribution to the 1745 Jacobite Rising, in 1747 Keith joined the army of Frederick the Great of Prussia. He died fighting, having been mortally wounded at the battle of Hochkirch. This portrait was painted in Berlin, where a street is named after him.
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artist:Antoine Pesne (1683 - 1757) French
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title:Field Marshal James Francis Edward Keith, 1696 - 1758. Soldier in Russian and Prussian service
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date created:About 1750
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:142.20 x 110.50 cm; Framed: 161.30 x 128.70 x 7.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1913
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accession number:PG 813
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Antoine Pesne
Antoine Pesne
French-born Antoine Pesne initially trained as an artist with his father, the painter Thomas Pesne, and his great-uncle, Charles de la Fosse, before studying at the Académie in Paris. Sometime after 1703 he left for Italy, visiting Rome and Naples before settling in Venice. In 1707 his portrait of...