pre-1800 Highlander portraits

[OC Richard]

I'm on a little project, collecting images all dated in order of the earliest oil portraits of men in Highland Dress.

I'm sticking to actual portraits painted from life, as far as is known. This means I'm not including any of the fantasy portraits of Bonny Prince Charlie, political cartoons, etc. I'm also mostly avoiding military portraits, and sticking to full-length portraits.

I'm mostly basing it on History of Highland Dress by John Telfer Dunbar (1962).

I'm sure that hitherto unknown portraits come to light from time to time, and I'd love to add those if possible.

First I'll list the earliest clear images, not portraits but illustrations, for sake of inclusiveness.

1562. Francois Desprez, in Recueil de la Diversite des Habits. Paris. (Called "the world's first costume book".)

c1567-1577. Lucas de Heere. Flanders.

1631. German Broadsheet "Irrlander."

17th c. Hieronymus Tielssch, Travel Album.

Full Length Oil Portraits.

c1683. Michael Wright, Lord Mungo Murray.

c1700-1710. Richard Waitt, Kenneth 3rd Lord Duffus.

c1708. Unknown, John Campbell, Young Glenorchy, later Earl of Breadalbane.

1714. Richard Waitt, Alastair Mor Grant, The Champion.

1714. Richard Waitt, William Cumming, Piper to the Laird Grant.

c1723. Unknown, Major James Fraser of Castle Leather.

1726. Hans Hysing, Thomas Earl of Darby, later 4th Duke of Leeds.

c1730. Andrew MacPherson of Cluny 15th Chief.

c1739. Possibly Jerimiah Davidson, James Moray 14th Laird of Abercairney.

c1740. Unknown, James 3rd Duke of Perth.

1746. David Morier, Incident of the Scotch Rebellion.

c1740-1750. Unknown, Gregor MacGregor of Glengyle.

c1747. Allan Ramsay, Francis Charteris 5th Earl of Wemyss.

1748. Allan Ramsay, Norman 22nd Chief of MacLeod.

c1750. Unknown, Alexander Macdonnell of Glengarry.

c1750. William Delacour, Sir Stuart Threipland.

c1750. Unknown, The MacDonald Boys.

1762. Francis Cotes, Pryse Campbell. (3/4 portrait.)

c1765. Possibly Allan Ramsay the Younger, Sir Alexander MacDonald 1st Lord MacDonald of Sleat.

1765. Sir Joshua Reynolds, John 4th Earl of Dunmore.

c1765. Pompeo Batoni, c1780. Colonel the Honourable William Gordon.

c1780. David Allan, John 4th Duke of Atholl and Family.

c1780. Unknown, 4th Duke of Gordon and Family (with the future 5th Duke of Gordon in Highland Dress).