Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Flora MacDonald (1722-1790), three-quarter-length, her left hand resting on a ledge, with roses to the side

Details

Attributed to Jonathan Richardson Sen. (1665-1745)
Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Flora MacDonald (1722-1790), three-quarter-length, her left hand resting on a ledge, with roses to the side
inscribed and signed 'Flora Macdonald./A.RAMSAY pinxt.' (upper left)
oil on canvas, unframed
30 x 24 7/8 in. (76.2 x 63.2 cm.)

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Lot Essay

The sitter of this portait is thought to have been Highland heroine Flora MacDonald who famously helped "Bonnie" Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender) escape from the Isle of Uist to Skye. The prince had fled following defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.

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