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. Jenny Cameron of Lochiel. Jeanie (Jenny) Cameron (1695?E1773? or 1724?E1786?) was a hero of the Jacobite risings in Scotland under Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745. She was noted for her beauty, charm and manners.Her biography may be a compilation of three different people - Jeanie Cameron, who raised troops for the Jacobites; Jenny Cameron, mistress of Charles Stuart; and Jenny Cameron, a milliner from Edinburgh.There was significant female support for the Stuart cause, with women providing money, hospitality and acting as spies. The legend of Jeanie Cameron is remembered in the Scottish ballad Bonnie Jeanie Cameron.
Date
1900
Credit line
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Reference
UMG23A59_226
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
62,1Mb (4,7Mb) / 14,2in x 17,0in / 4255 x 5100 (300dpi)