A cotemporary portrait of this prince, fourth son of Charles I., was in
existence. He was represented with a fountain by him, probably in early
age. He died, at the age of twenty, in 1660. Where is this painting now to
be found, or is any engraving from it known? Granger describes an engraved
portrait by Vaughan, representing the infant prince seated on a cushion;
and a rare portrait of him by Lovell.
It would be very desirable to compile a descriptive catalogue of painted
portraits, those especially preserved in the less accessible private
collections in England. Such a manual, especially if illustrated with
outline sketches or photographs, in order to render it available at a
moderate cost, would be most useful, and supply, in some degree, the
deficiency of any extensive public collection of national portraits, such
as has been commenced in France, at the palace of Versailles.