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Belle became the principal painter to the Jacobite court - the inscription along the side of the table in this painting identifies Belle as painter to the King of Britain, meaning James Edward Stuart.

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    "inscriptions": "[Signature] Left on edge of table: AS [intertwined] BELLE PICTOR REGIS BRITANN;on collar of dog at left: M.S.M. [?] LA PRINSE DE BOUILLON 172[?]",
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