Title
Prince Charles Edward book by Andrew Lang.
Caption
Prince Charles Edward book by Andrew Lang. Printed in 1900 only 1,500 copies printed. This image is from copy number 220. The plates were engraved by Manzi Joyant & Co at Asnieres-sur-Seine, near Paris. Lord Lovat counting the clans.Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, 1667/8 - 1747. Jacobite. The chief of Clan Fraser, Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat switched his support to and fro between the Jacobites and the government throughout his long life. Spectacularly unprincipled and guided solely by self-interest, this charming bigamist convinced everyone from Louis XIV and Mary of Modena, to William of Orange and George I. Eventually, in 1746, he was wrong-footed, having brought out his clan to fight for Prince Charles at Culloden. His execution, 9 April 1747, on Tower Hill, drew huge crowds. Hogarth went to see Lovat while he was in custody in St Albans, en route for his trial for high treason in London. The old chief is pictured counting the numbers of the clans who supported the prince on his fingers.
Date
1900
Credit line
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Reference
UMG23A59_215
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
46,8Mb (5,2Mb) / 10,7in x 17,0in / 3208 x 5100 (300dpi)