What is this image? Who made it?
This is an engraving dating from 1745, which was produced by an Edinburgh engraver, Richard Cooper.
Why is it important?
This is reputed to be the first time that we see an image of Prince
Charles Edward Stuart dressed in tartan. Tellingly, it is a piece of
anti-Jacobite propaganda that is far from complimentary towards its
sitter-subject.
Where is it now?
This engraving is in the collection of the National Galleries of
Scotland. A copy is on permanent display at the National Museum of
Scotland, in the Jacobite gallery.
In this film, Viccy Coltman looks at the image by Cooper and decodes its negative message.