The flight of Prince James

The flight of Prince James, silver medal, 1688, by Christian Wermuth, silver medal, Father Petre riding on a lobster and carrying the infant Prince, French ship to left, rev., a Jesuit cap above a shield showing a windmill, Garter around, lobster below, 31mm (MI 643/71; Eim. 300; Woolf 4:1a; Wohl 88.003). Good very fine, scarce.

Father Petre - Sir Edward Petre, 3rd baronet (1631-1699), was an English Jesuit, privy councillor, advisor and confessor to King James II. The lobster is representative of the Jesuits.

Provenance: Bt. T. Millett, June, 2008.