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| Major James Fraser of Castle Leathers, 1720 |
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| detail Lord George Murray, first quarter of 18th Century |
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| Domenico Duprà, John Drummond, 1739 |
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| Charles Campbell of Lochlane, ca 1745 |
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| Richard Wilson, Flora MacDonald, 1747 |
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| William Mosman, Sir James Sir Alexander Macdonald, 1749 |
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| Cosmo Alexander, A Jacobite Lady (Jenny Cameron), ca 1745 |
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| William Mosman, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, ca 1750 |
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| George Chalmers, Sir Alexander Macdonald |
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| Joshua Reynolds, John Murray 4th Earl of Dunmore, 1765 |
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| Henry Raeburn, Niel Gow, 1787 |
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| Henry Raeburn, Colonel Alastair Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry, ca 1812 |
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| David Wilkie, George IV, 1829 |
In eighteenth-century England tartans were
outlawed, but that didn't prevent sitters from being portrayed in them in their portraits. Noble rebels such as the
Duchess of Gordon and Frederick Prince of Wales (who much like a goth kid, wore it just to annoy his parents) were known for sporting plaid and getting away with it. For more on these portraits of Scottish pride check out
Portrait of the Nation now at the National Gallery of Scotland.
The combination of knee-high stockings and flat black shoes remind me of primary school girls (portrait 12: 'Colonel Alastair Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry' in particular). I doubt this was the intended effect.
ReplyDeleteYes back then primary school girls wore suits and ties! (ba dum dishhh)
ReplyDeleteI liked them all very much, well except for the guy in the plaid golf pants. Looks good in a dress as well. Lovely shades of red, where are all the greens and blues? Retro.
ReplyDeleteUtterly fabulous! I particularly adore both ladies' dresses... oh, costume project, I see you hovering before me...
ReplyDelete~Lylassandra
I like where your thoughts are going with that!
ReplyDeleteDid girls go to primary school?
ReplyDeleteNo, I was just kidding; they did however get sent to French convents often to get their education!
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