Antonio David

Antonio David (1698–1750) was an Italian painter. He was the son of Lodovico Antonio David (1648 - 1730), a portrait artist and religious scene painter. David was the official painter for the exiled Jacobite court living in Rome. He was appointed Painter to his Majesty James Francis Edward Stuart in 1718. David painted primarily portraits, and for twenty years worked almost exclusively with the House of Stuart. In 1729, he was paid in advance for official portraits of Prince Charles Edward Stuart and his brother Prince Henry. He died in 1750.