Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 1720-1788 (The Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie) [obverse]
1729
![Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 1720-1788 (The Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie) [obverse] by Ottone Hamerani](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/prince-charles-edward-stuart-1720-1788-the-young-nga-108161.webp)
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 4.19 cm (1 5/8 in.) gross weight: 29.21 gr (0.064 lb.) axis: 12:00
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin
Accession Number
1998.108.6.a
Art Historical Context
Behold this exquisite bronze medal by Italian engraver Ottone Hamani, struck in 1729 when its young subject, Prince Charles Edward (1720–1788)—affectionately called Bonnie Prince Charlie—was just nine years old. Measuring a modest 4.19 cm in diameter and weighing 29.21, this intimate sculpture captures the future Jacobite leader in profile on the obverse, a format typical of Renaissance-inspired medals that blend portraiture with propaganda. Historically, the medal honors the Stuart heir, whose family was exiled after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Charles would later lead the dramatic 1745...