Kenneth MacKenzie & Thomas Mackenzie
Kenneth MacKenzie and Thomas MacKenzie. Kenneth MacKenzie and Thomas MacKenzie as portrayed in watercolour by Kenneth MacLeay RSA and published in The Highlanders of Scotland.
View ArticleHighland Dress in the Thirty Years’ War
The Stettin Print of 1631 depicting four Scottish mercenaries in the service of the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus during the Thirty Years’ War.
View ArticleJohn Lamont and William McHardie
John Lamont and William McHardie as portrayed in watercolour by Kenneth MacLeay RSA in the monumental XIX Century work on Highland Dress, The Highlanders of Scotland.
View ArticleR. R. McIan’s Buchanan
A Highlander in Buchanan tartan in a XIX century engraving by McIan, from James Logan’s “The Clans of the Scottish Highlands”, 1845. Robert Ronald McIan (1803 – 13 Dec 1856), also Robert Ranald McIan,...
View ArticleDonald Stewart and Charles Duncan
Donald Stewart and Charles Duncan. Donald Stewart and Charles Duncan as portrayed in watercolour by Kenneth MacLeay RSA and published in The Highlanders of Scotland.
View ArticleYour King & Country Need You
Recruitment poster for the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) in France (1914) from the Great War.
View Article48th Highlanders
Recruitment poster for 48th Highlanders (Canada): 1200 men wanted at once for the 134th Highlanders Overseas Battalion; First World War. Camp flag of the 48th Highlanders of Canada. Regimental Colours...
View ArticleJoin the 73rd Now
Recruitment poster for the Royal Highlanders of Canada; First World War.
View ArticleCome Now!
Recruitment poster for the 173rd Overseas Battalion, Canadian Highlanders; First World War.
View ArticleKilt Apron
Black Watch officers c. 1914/15; The Black Watch Museum; Bob Marrion Collection. Notice the protective kilt aprons, with pockets to replace the sporran.
View ArticleThe Birth of a Blade
I have commissioned Adriaan Gerber to forge a new sgian dubh (Scots-Gaelic “black knife”; a small Scottish knife most often worn as part of Highland Dress, tucked into the hose on the outside of the...
View ArticleFinished Sgian Dubh
Adriaan Gerber emailed today to announce the completion of my long-awaited sgian dubh. Here are two photos of the new knife and its leather sheath. The newly-created sgian dubh. The hamon is clearly...
View ArticleJohn Chisholm, Colin Stewart Cameron & John Cameron
John Chisholm, Colin Stewart Cameron & John Cameron. John Chisholm, Colin Stewart Cameron, and John Cameron as depicted in Kenneth McLeay’s work, The Highlanders of Scotland. The post John...
View ArticleNeil MacLeod & Murdoch MacNeill
Neil MacLeod & Murdoch MacNeill. Portrait of Neil MacLeod and Murdoch MacNeill by Kenneth MacLeay RSA and collected in The Highlanders of Scotland. The post Neil MacLeod & Murdoch MacNeill...
View ArticleFarquhar MacDonald & Lachlan MacDonald
Farquhar MacDonald & Lachlan MacDonald. Farquar MacDonald and Laclan MacDonald as portrayed by Kenneth MacLeay RSA in the masterpiece of XIX Century Highland Dress, The Highlanders of Scotland. The...
View ArticleArchibald McIntosh & Alexander McIntosh
Archibald McIntosh & Alexander McIntosh. Archibald McIntosh and Alexander McIntosh as depicted by Kenneth MacLeay RSA in the monumental work on the subject of Highland Dress, The Highlanders of...
View ArticleDonald Gordon
Donald Gordon. A certain Donald Gordon as portrayed by Kenneth MacLeay in his work The Highlanders of Scotland. The post Donald Gordon appeared first on Eccentric Bliss.
View ArticleJohn Brown
John Brown. Hey Mr. Brown! Your glengarry is running away. Quick catch it! Portrait by Kenneth MacLeay and published in The Highlanders of Scotland. The post John Brown appeared first on Eccentric...
View ArticleCharles MacHardy & John Michie
Charles MacHardy & John Michie. Men of Sir Charles Forbes. Strathdon, Aberdeenshire. Charles MacHardy & John Michie as portrayed in the mid-XIX Century Victorian masterwork The Highlanders of...
View ArticleA Recent Photo of Your Curator
Christian Clay Columba Campbell in kilt, next to car. The post A Recent Photo of Your Curator appeared first on Eccentric Bliss.
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