Antonio David (1698–1750) was an Italian painter.[1][2][3] He was the son of Lodovico Antonio David (1648 - 1730), a portrait artist and religious scene painter.[3]

Antonio David, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, National Portrait Gallery

David was the official painter for the exiled Jacobite court living in Rome.[4] He was appointed Painter to his Majesty James Francis Edward Stuart in 1718.[5]

David painted primarily portraits, and for twenty years worked almost exclusively with the House of Stuart.[1] In 1729, he was paid in advance for official portraits of Prince Charles Edward Stuart and his brother Prince Henry.[1]

He died in 1750.[1]

Notable works

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  • The Chapel Royal: The Baptism of Prince Charles 31 December 1720 in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery[6][7]
  • Cardinal Filippo Antonio Gualterio 1720 (private collection)[6]
  • James III, 1722 (private collection)[6]
  • Marjory Hay, Countess of Inverness, as Dianna, 1723 in the collection of the Earl of Mansfield, Scone Palace[6]
  • Queen Clementina, 1725 in the Pininski foundation, Warsasw.[6]
  • Portraits of Prince Charles Edward Stuart and Prince Henry Stuart, 1729.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Antonio David". National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  2. ^ "David, Antonio, 1698–1750". Art UK. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  3. ^ a b Murdoch, W. G. Blaikie (1930). "Antonio David: A Contribution to Stuart Iconography". The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs. 56 (325). The Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd.: 203–204. ISSN 0951-0788. JSTOR 864277. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  4. ^ Corp, Edward T. (2011-08-18). The Stuarts in Italy, 1719-1766. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-521-51327-2.
  5. ^ "Collections Online". British Museum. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  6. ^ a b c d e Corp, Edward T. (2011-08-18). The Stuarts in Italy, 1719-1766. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-521-51327-2.
  7. ^ "The Baptism of Prince Charles Edward Stuart by Antonio David". National Galleries of Scotland. Retrieved 2024-09-16.