A superb Staffordshire group figure depicting a highlander protecting his wife and child - generally thought to be the MacDonalds of Glencoe.
This stunningly well-coloured figure shows the chief of Clan MacDonald, MacIan, raising what seems to be a club in an act of defiance, his wife and baby in his arms and an alert dog by his right knee.
In 1692, around 30 members and associates of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by Scottish government forces led by Robert Campbell of Glenlyon, ostensibly for failing to pledge allegiance to King William III and II and Mary II. The Massacre of Glencoe is often regarded as one of the most sensational and notable events of the Jacobite rising of 1689-92 and is commemorated today in Scottish art and song.
This powerful figure is extraordinarily well coloured and modelled - vibrant and dramatic. It is offered in excellent condition with no loss or damage and no apparent restoration. Some flakes have been very discreetly retouched. A flew flakes remain to the back of the baby’s green blanket. Aside from this, the condition of this figure is enviable.
Reference: P. D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures, p. E474, pl. 133, fig. 270
Height: 10.5”
Date: c. 1850
A superb Staffordshire group figure depicting a highlander protecting his wife and child - generally thought to be the MacDonalds of Glencoe.
This stunningly well-coloured figure shows the chief of Clan MacDonald, MacIan, raising what seems to be a club in an act of defiance, his wife and baby in his arms and an alert dog by his right knee.
In 1692, around 30 members and associates of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by Scottish government forces led by Robert Campbell of Glenlyon, ostensibly for failing to pledge allegiance to King William III and II and Mary II. The Massacre of Glencoe is often regarded as one of the most sensational and notable events of the Jacobite rising of 1689-92 and is commemorated today in Scottish art and song.
This powerful figure is extraordinarily well coloured and modelled - vibrant and dramatic. It is offered in excellent condition with no loss or damage and no apparent restoration. Some flakes have been very discreetly retouched. A flew flakes remain to the back of the baby’s green blanket. Aside from this, the condition of this figure is enviable.
Reference: P. D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures, p. E474, pl. 133, fig. 270
Height: 10.5”
Date: c. 1850
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