Jacobite heroine Bonnie Prince Charlie has a new face, acne and all
Prince Charles Edward Stuart led a Jacobite rising in the Scottish Highlands in 1745. A new recreation of his face seeks to humanise the man behind the legend . .
He is one of the most romanticized figures in Scottish history: a charismatic young prince, born and raised in exile, who sparked a Jacobite rising in the Scottish Highlands in a last ditch attempt to restore his family to the British throne.
Although the 1745 rising failed, Prince Charles Edward Stuart was immortalized in the popular imagination as a tragic character. hero, nicknamed Bonnie Prince Charlie for her beauty.
A new recreation of the prince's face as he might have been when he led the rebellion now seeks to humanize the 'man. behind the caption, buttons and all.
The recreation, done at the University of Dundee in Scotland, is a radical departure from how Prince Charles , portrayed by actor Andrew Gower, appeared in the hit television series 'Outlander'. It is also a break from traditional portraits that depicted him as a fresh-faced, rosy-cheeked young man.
Instead, the new reconstruction suggests the Prince Charles, who was 24 years old. when he was leading the uprising, he looked simpler, with thinner lips, sunken eyes and, yes, acne. It was directed by Barbora Veselá, an MA student in Forensic Art and Facial Imaging, who said she aimed to create a realistic depiction of the prince as an "ordinary person, without any kind of regal splendour". . ="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Mrs. Veselá's reconstruction is based on a 3D model constructed from hundreds of detailed photographs of the prince's death masks, which were cast after his death at age 67 in 1788. She used digital sculpting software to reverse changes to the face caused by aging, excessive alcohol consumption and the stroke that led to his death.
Unlike forensic facial reconstructions, historical reconstructions allow — and in some cases, force — researchers to take certain creative liberties, Veselá said.
She based herself on details that would not have been preserved in a death mask, such as the prince's hair, from contemporary accounts and other likenesses believed to be depictions quite faithful. They include a bust by 18th-century French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, from whom she drew inspiration for the chin-length curls in her reconstruction.
Despite the prince's reputation for being handsome and charismatic, Ms. Veselá said she intentionally included imperfections that were noted in a few historical accounts in an effort to show that he was not just a mythical hero, but also a “complex person, as we all are”. /p>
"I don't think it's bad, I just think beauty is very subjective, and we certainly have different beauty standards than the 18th century, '" she said.
The shape and facial structure of the University of Dundee recreation is corroborated by extensive eyewitness testimony from the rebellion and are probably "fairly realistic," said Roderick Tulloch, a Jacobite history collector who is working on creating a visitor center in
Prince Charles Edward Stuart led a Jacobite rising in the Scottish Highlands in 1745. A new recreation of his face seeks to humanise the man behind the legend . .
He is one of the most romanticized figures in Scottish history: a charismatic young prince, born and raised in exile, who sparked a Jacobite rising in the Scottish Highlands in a last ditch attempt to restore his family to the British throne.
Although the 1745 rising failed, Prince Charles Edward Stuart was immortalized in the popular imagination as a tragic character. hero, nicknamed Bonnie Prince Charlie for her beauty.
A new recreation of the prince's face as he might have been when he led the rebellion now seeks to humanize the 'man. behind the caption, buttons and all.
The recreation, done at the University of Dundee in Scotland, is a radical departure from how Prince Charles , portrayed by actor Andrew Gower, appeared in the hit television series 'Outlander'. It is also a break from traditional portraits that depicted him as a fresh-faced, rosy-cheeked young man.
Instead, the new reconstruction suggests the Prince Charles, who was 24 years old. when he was leading the uprising, he looked simpler, with thinner lips, sunken eyes and, yes, acne. It was directed by Barbora Veselá, an MA student in Forensic Art and Facial Imaging, who said she aimed to create a realistic depiction of the prince as an "ordinary person, without any kind of regal splendour". . ="css-at9mc1 evys1bk0">Mrs. Veselá's reconstruction is based on a 3D model constructed from hundreds of detailed photographs of the prince's death masks, which were cast after his death at age 67 in 1788. She used digital sculpting software to reverse changes to the face caused by aging, excessive alcohol consumption and the stroke that led to his death.
Unlike forensic facial reconstructions, historical reconstructions allow — and in some cases, force — researchers to take certain creative liberties, Veselá said.
She based herself on details that would not have been preserved in a death mask, such as the prince's hair, from contemporary accounts and other likenesses believed to be depictions quite faithful. They include a bust by 18th-century French sculptor Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, from whom she drew inspiration for the chin-length curls in her reconstruction.
Despite the prince's reputation for being handsome and charismatic, Ms. Veselá said she intentionally included imperfections that were noted in a few historical accounts in an effort to show that he was not just a mythical hero, but also a “complex person, as we all are”. /p>
"I don't think it's bad, I just think beauty is very subjective, and we certainly have different beauty standards than the 18th century, '" she said.
The shape and facial structure of the University of Dundee recreation is corroborated by extensive eyewitness testimony from the rebellion and are probably "fairly realistic," said Roderick Tulloch, a Jacobite history collector who is working on creating a visitor center in
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