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Well, these death-mask/skull-inspired recreations of famous figures from the past are surely interesting….and seldom seem to chime with the impression we’ve always formed of the person concerned. Bonnie Prince Charlie is definitely of the latter type.

Here’s me with a romantic idea of the dashing Stuart prince whose very name echoed through the glens of Scotland. And here’s a reconstruction of him at twenty-four from his death-mask… Not in the least inspiring. Well, not to me anyway.

But then, did looks really matter? For a fiercely patriotic Scot it probably only mattered that he was what he was.

Anyway, if you want to learn more about how this reconstruction came about, go to this site. Death masks help recreate face of Bonnie Prince Charlie | Monarchy | The Guardian