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There is some evidence to indicate the inscription was removed and restored at some later date. Similar swords after the Union of 1707 have two sceptres on the cushion and the inscription reads King James III, therefore this blade is pre-1707
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The original of this portrait is in the National Portrait Gallery, London, and is attributed to Alexis Belle. This is one of many contemporary copies which were produced for prominent Jacobites.

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E-ISSN: 1479-7801
DOI: 10.1080/03085694.2016.1107370]]>