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Murdo Macdonald

Art and the Scottish Highlands: An Ossianic Perspective

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Head of Ossian
Figure 1 (reference p. 77) Alexander Runciman, Head of Ossian, frontispiece for The Poems of Ossian in the Original Gaelic, London, 1807.
Achilles Mourning Death of Patroclus

Figure 2 (reference p. 76) Gavin Hamilton, Achilles Mourning the Death of Patroclus, ca. 1760. Courtesy of the National Galleries of Scotland.

Ossian Singing Figure 4b (reference p. 76) Alexander Runciman, Ossian Singing, painted sketch, ca.1772, Courtesy of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Dream of Ossian Figure 5 (reference p. 78) Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Dream of Ossian, engraving after, ca.1813, Courtesy of the National Galleries of Scotland.
A Scottish Bard Figure 6 (reference p. 79) John Massey Wright, A Scottish Bard, ca.1850, Private Collection.
Scene on the Lugar Figure 7 (reference p. 79) David Octavius Hill, Scene on the Lugar, engraved on steel by J. Giles, 1840, Private Collection.
Foyers Upper Fall Figure 8 (reference p. 81) Alexander Nasmyth, Foyers. Upper Fall, 1805, Private Collection.
Loch Coriskin Figure 9 (reference p. 82) J.M.W. Turner, Loch Coriskin, ca. 1830, Private Collection.
The Falls of Bruar Figure 10 (reference p. 83) David Octavius Hill, The Falls of Bruar, 1840, Private Collection.
The Poet's Dream Figure 11 (reference p. 83) David Octavius Hill, The Poet’s Dream, 1840, Private Collection.
My Heart's in the Highlands Figure 12 (reference p. 84) Horatio McCulloch, My Heart’s in the Highlands, 1861, Private Collection.
Clach Ossian (Ossian's Grave) Figure 13 (reference p. 86) Clach Ossian (Ossian’s grave), n.d., Private Collection.
The Birks of Aberfeldy Figure 14 (reference p. 87) John Greig, The Birks of Aberfeldy, 1805, Private Collection.