Interior, 1st. floor,'Bonnie Prince Charlie's' bedroom. Digital image of D 41682/cn

Description Interior, 1st. floor,'Bonnie Prince Charlie's' bedroom. Digital image of D 41682/cn

Date 16/11/1998

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 764698

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of D 41682 CN

Scope and Content 'Bonnie Prince Charlie's Bedroom', Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfries & Galloway 'Bonnie Prince Charlie's Bedroom' occupies the first floor of the south-west tower. The oak-panelled walls are original, and provide a framework for huge, late 17th-century tapestries of pastoral scenes woven in Brussels. The chimneypiece, set in the west wall, is flanked by Corinthian pilasters, and the overmantel filled with a painted scene depicting Hercules, the greatest of all Greek heroes, having slain a monster. The artist is thought to be Nicholas Heude, a French painter brought to Scotland from London by the 1st Duke. The late 17th-century four-poster bed is of Indo-Portuguese origin, and the high-backed chairs at the foot of the bed date from the reign of William and Mary (1689-1702). The room was originally the 17th-century state bedroom, theoretically reserved for the king or his representative. Its most famous occupant was Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 'The Young Pretender' or 'Bonnie Prince Charlie', who stayed at Drumlanrig in December 1745 on his retreat northwards from England. He was accompanied by a force of 2,000 supporters who are said to have shown their dislike for King William by lacerating his equestrian portrait that hung in the staircase hall. The painting still bears traces of the damage inflicted. Drumlanrig Castle, one of the great Renaissance courtyard houses of Scottish domestic architecture, was built between 1679 and 1690 for William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry, on the site of a late 14th-century Douglas stronghold. The castle passed to the Dukes of Buccleuch in 1810, and is now the home of the 9th Duke (11th Duke of Queensberry). It houses many great family treasures and important works of art, including magnificent carvings and a fine collection of paintings. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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