Lord John Drummond - a reconstruction of his tartan

[figheadair]

Just received a short length via Dalgliesh for a re-enactor client that I thought I'd share. Here's the original portrait:



and a reconstruction in K1 unfinished to retain the coarse feel to the cloth. Personally I'd have used a dull yellow in place of the white as I feel that it overpowers the light green and reverse the greens but that's what my client wanted.



the length included a herringbone selvedge which is probably a first for Dalgliesh.



And this is my preferred interpretation:

[Father Bill]

Pretty impressive!

[English Bloke]

Probably my eye and with the greatest respect, but I don't think your client's version is even close (perhaps that was the deliberate intention and it wasn't absolute replication that was sought?). The thin, light stripes in the original painting are considerably more subtle. I think your interpretation is better and I agree a dull yellow would have helped to tone it down. Thanks for showing us this. Very interesting stuff.

[SlackerDrummer]

And this is my preferred interpretation:

Mine, too.

Probably my eye and with the greatest respect, but I don't think your client's version is even close (perhaps that was the deliberate intention and it wasn't absolute replication that was sought?). The thin, light stripes in the original painting are considerably more subtle. I think your interpretation is better and I agree a dull yellow would have helped to tone it down. Thanks for showing us this. Very interesting stuff.

What he said.

[MacGumerait]

Mine, too.



What he said.

Ditto .

[creagdhubh]

Mine, too.



What he said.

I couldn't agree more! Beautiful portrait by the way, an idea who the artist was?

Cheers,

[figheadair]

I couldn't agree more! Beautiful portrait by the way, an idea who the artist was?

Cheers,

The portrait is attributed to Domenico Dupra who is known to have painted and/or copied portraits of a number of Jacobite leaders.

[figheadair]

Probably my eye and with the greatest respect, but I don't think your client's version is even close (perhaps that was the deliberate intention and it wasn't absolute replication that was sought?). The thin, light stripes in the original painting are considerably more subtle. I think your interpretation is better and I agree a dull yellow would have helped to tone it down. Thanks for showing us this. Very interesting stuff.

Oh I have to agree. One can take a horse to water.....!

The original (my interpretation, is to my eyes so much nicer and much more likely what it would have looked like. Thee's no accounting.........

[Sir William]

The original (my interpretation, is to my eyes so much nicer and much more likely what it would have looked like. Thee's no accounting.........

Another vote for your interpretation. I'm familiar with the portrait of Lord Drummond (though I've never seen the original) from doing research into the Royal Ecossais, but don't quite see the "recreation" as being what he is painted wearing. The width of the white stripes appears too wide - but that could be me.

[xman]

the length included a herringbone selvedge which is probably a first for dalgliesh.

HuZZaH!