CNN —Researchers at the University of Dundee have recreated the face of Bonnie Prince Charlie as he appeared when leading the unsuccessful 18th century Jacobite rebellion as he sought to reclaim the British throne for his father.
In the image, Bonnie Prince Charlie appears with blonde curly hair, wide eyes and acne on his skin, revealing a different side to the more conventionally heroic figure he has traditionally been depicted as.
I did want to show a different angle with that.”The image was created using death masks of the prince, which were photographed and mapped.
Using state-of-the-art software, 3D models were then produced, allowing researchers to “de-age” the prince, the university added.
A portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie painted in 1738 by Louis Gabriel Blanchet, is on display at the National Portrait Gallery in London,.
Persons:
Bonnie Prince Charlie, “, Barbora, ”, Tobias Houlton, Catholic King James II, Charles Edward Stuart, Louis Gabriel Blanchet, Robert Alexander, “ I’ve, ” Veselá, Hew Morrison, Veselá, ” Houlton
Organizations:
CNN, University of Dundee, Derby, Jacobites, University of
Locations:
London, Scotland, Rome, Italy