Portrait of Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-1735), three-quarter-length, in a white dress and blue wrap

Born into Polish nobility, Maria Clementina Sobieska married James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales, and gave birth to two sons, the eldest being Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788), known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. An engraving related to the present composition was made by Pierre Drevet.