Fridge magnet with reproduction of the artwork Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 1720 - 1788. Eldest son of Prince James Francis Edward Stuart by William Mosman from the National Galleries of Scotland Collection.
Prince Charles Edward Stuart was the son of the 'Old Pretender', Prince James Francis Edward, and the grandson of King James VII and II, who was overthrown in 1688. Popularly known as 'Bonnie Prince Charlie', he embodied the hopes of the exiled Jacobite dynasty.
After the defeat of his army by government forces at Culloden in 1746, he escaped to France and remained in exile for the remainder of his life. In this portrait the young prince is wearing the order of the Garter and the Jacobite blue bonnet with a white cockade. The latter represents the white rose, a symbol for Jacobite sympathies, and was worn by the prince’s troops in the absence of a formal uniform.
Perfect gift for fridge magnet collectors.
