The Lost Portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Culture Show Special
2014•1h 0m•Released
Documentary
In 2009, art detective Dr Bendor Grosvenor caused a national scandal by proving that the Scottish National Portrait Gallery's iconic portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the rebel Stuart who almost seized power in 1745, was not in fact him. Keen to make amends, and suspecting that a long-lost portrait of the prince by one of Scotland's greatest artists, Allan Ramsay, might still survive, Bendor decides to retrace Charles's journey in the hope of unravelling one of the greatest mysteries in British art.
Director
Ishbel Hall
Languages
English
Studio
BBC Scotland
Cast
Bendor Grosvenor
Self
Production
Company
BBC Scotland
Producer
Ishbel Hall
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