Colonel Alastair Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry

1771 - 1828

Here stands the 'last of the old Highland chiefs,' looking like he just stepped off the pages of a Sir Walter Scott novel. Dressed in full tartan regalia with a feathered bonnet and striking red hose, he leans casually on a musket in front of a wall of hanging weapons. Raeburn painted this during the Romantic era, turning the Colonel into a symbol of Scottish martial pride and nostalgia for a fading culture. It’s a striking image of a man embodying tradition, though history notes he was actually a rather ruthless landlord—proving that a heroic portrait can hide a lot of complex reality!

Technique: Oil on canvas

Location: National Galleries of Scotland

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