De vlugtende Jonge Pretendent
[Netherlands : s.n.,
1746?]
This is the second edition: with the plate in its second state (with the two Dutch verses at the foot cut off ) with four Dutch verses (4 lines each) printed letterpress in two columns below the engraving. Most other copies have two engraved Dutch verses (six lines each) in 2 columns below the image, but not the four letterpress verses.
The print celebrates the failure of the so-called Second Jacobite Revolt in 1747 perpetrated by Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788), the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) and grandson of King James II of England. The print shows a ruined temple or palace in a sylvan landscape (representing the damaged England); at the left Hercules (representing King George II) stands with his club on the steps of the ruin as its protector after he has put Charles Edward Stuart to flight. In the middle Charles - dressed in a monk's habit with rosary, though also wearing armour - flees to his awaiting carriage. he leaves his lance and shield behind, the shield bearing a windmill, suggesting Charles's attack was all wind and no substance. On a rock to the right the (French) cock crows "Fugitivo nulla corona" (there is no crown for a fugitive").
Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788
Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746