LOUIS GABRIEL BLANCHET (1705-1772) Prince Henry Benedict Stuart (c.1739) Oil on canvas (98 x 73 cm) Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Royal Collection To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "open in a new tab" This beautiful portrait and its pair, the one of his older brother Prince Charles Edward Stuart, are arguably Blanchet's most …
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Prince Charles Edward Stuart
LOUIS GABRIEL BLANCHET (1705-1772) Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1737-38) Oil on canvas (98 x 75.5 cm) Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Royal Collection To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Very little is known about Louis Gabriel Blanchet, a gifted portraitist who spent his professional career in Rome. He was …
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