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Kenneth McLeay RSA
All the full length figures incorporated into our title pages
are taken from the Highlands of Scotland by Kenneth McLeay. Here we
tell you about - and show you - the full range of his incomparable
watercolours - any of which you can buy in our Shop
 Kenneth McLeay was a renowned Victorian miniaturist
responsible for two magnificently illustrated volumes entitled the Highlands
of Scotland published by Royal Command in 1870, the original water
colours now being owned by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and held in
Windsor Castle.
Volume I contains the detailed prints of eight Retainers of the Royal
Household at Balmoral and seven portraits of Clans and Followings.
Volume II contains 16 portraits under the heading of Principal Clans &
Followings.
These 31 paintings of McLeay's are without doubt the
most detailed portraits of the period showing in astonishing detail, the
individuals, their Highland dress and - most importantly - the tartans they
wore. Victorian lithography has never been surpassed and the prints in the books
look as if they were McLeay's originals. The Tartans Authority has permission to
reproduce these and can make them available in two sizes:
A4 (297mm x 210mm [11.75 inches x 8.25 inches] ) at £20
each.
A3 (420mm x 297mm [16.5 inches x 11.75 inches]) at £30 each.
Each illustration is individually printed on matt archive paper and
dispatched in a strong mailing tube. The majority of the paintings are of groups
of Highlanders in an appropriate landscape background and the following list
gives the tartans featured (underlined), the names of the subjects in
bold and then the portrait background in italics. The
initial references (M1, M2 etc) are the order numbers to be found in the
SHOP.
Retainers of the Royal Household.
M1 - Trousers. John Grant, Her
Majesty's Head Keeper at Balmoral. Loch-na-Gar, Aberdeenshire .
M2
- Plain kilt. John Brown, Her
Majesty's Personal Servant. Osborne.
M3
- Royal Stewart William Ross, Her
Majesty's Piper. Windsor Castle.
M4
- Plain kilt. Archibald Anderson
Brown, His Royal Highness Prince Leopold's Valet. Balmoral
Castle.
M5 - Royal Stewart.
Donald Stewart & Charles Duncan Her
Majesty's Keepers at Balmoral. Valley of the Dee, Aberdeenshire.
M6 - MacDonald of Sleat.
Archibald Fraser MacDonald, His Royal Highness The Prince of
Wales' Jager. Corrie of Loch-na-Gar.
M7
- Duke of Rothesay. William
MacDonald, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales Piper. Abergeldie
Castle.
M8 - Balmoral James
Morgan. Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Christian of
Schleswig-Holstein's Servant. Wilds of Deeside.
Clans & Followings
M9 - Campbell.
Colin Campbell, Argyllman & John Campbell,
Breadalbaneman. Loch Fyne, Argyleshire.
M10
- Chisholm & Cameron. John Chisholm
, Colin Stewart Cameron & John Cameron.
Loch Arkaig, Inverness-shire.
M11
- Drummond/Grant & Murray of Tullibardine.
Duncan Drummond and Andrew Murray.
Strathnairn (Strathearn?), Perthshire.
M12
- Farquharson. James Bowman
& William Brown. Men of Colonel Farquharson.
Forest of Invercauld, Aberdeenshire.
M13
- Forbes. Charles MacHardy
& John Michie. Men of Sir Charles Forbes.
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire.
M14
- Gordon. Donald Gordon
The Hills above Abergeldie.
M15 - Grant
& Fraser. John Grant & John
Fraser. Strathspey, Invernesshire.
M16
- MacDonalds. Farquhar
MacDonald & Lachlan MacDonald. The
Cuchullin Range, Isle of Skye, looking west from Sleat.
M17
- MacDonald of Keppoch. Angus
MacDonell. . Corries of Unach Mor, Invernesshire.
M18 - Macduff. James
Lamont & William MacHardie. . Men of the Duke
of Fife. Battlements of Highland Castle.
M19
- MacGregor, Rob Roy. Duncan
MacGregor. Loch Earn Head and Stuck-a-Shron, from Glen Ogle,
Perthshire.
M20 - MacIntosh.
Archibald & Alexander MacIntosh.
Strathnairn, Invernesshire.
M21
- MacKenzie. Kenneth &
Thomas MacKenzie. Loch Duich, West coast of
Rosshire, with Eilean Donan Castle and Tulloch Ard.
M22
- MacLachlan, Grahame, MacFarlane &
Colquhoun. John MacLachlan, Hugh Grahame, James MacFarlane
and Angus Colquhoun. Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond from Luss.
M23 - MacLeod & MacNeill.
Neil MacLeod & Murdoch MacNeill.
The Cuchullins, Isle of Skye, looking south-east from Dunvegan.
M24 - MacNab & Macnaughton.
Robert MacNab & Donald Macnaughton.
Ben More & Stob-an-Ean, Glen Dochart, Perthshire.
M24 - MacPherson Htg & MacPherson
Dress. Ewen & Lachlan
MacPherson.. Craig Dhu on the Spey, Badenoch,
Invernesshire.
M26 - MacSween &
MacAulay. Kenneth MacSween
& Donald MacAulay. West coast of Harris.
M27 - Menzies Htg (Green) & Menzies
Dress. Alexander & James
Menzies. Castle Menzie, Strath Tay, Perthshire.
M28 - Munro, MacDougall,
MacLean. Donald Munro, Archibald
MacDougall & Lachlan MacLean. Dunnollie
Castle and Hills of Morvern.
M29
- Murray of Atholl. Donald
MacBeath & Willam Duff. Atholemen. . The
Tay at Dunkeld, Perthshire.
M30
- Robertson, Stewart. John Robertson
and John Stewart. Loch Rannoch, Perthshire.
M31 - Sutherland, Mackay. Sgt.
James Sutherland, Adam Sutherland & Neil
MacKay. Ben Laoghail with the Kyle of Tongue,
Sutherlandshire.
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Tartans featured in the McLeay
portraits
Cameron ~ see M10
Campbell
~ see M9
Chisholm ~ see M10
Colquhoun ~
see M22
Drummond ~ see M11
Duke of
Rothesay ~ see M7
Farquharson ~ see
M12
Forbes ~ see M13
Fraser ~ see
M15
Gordon ~ see M14
Graham ~ see
M22
Grant ~ see M11 & 15
MacAulay ~
see M26
MacDonald ~ see M16
MacDonald of
Sleat ~ see M6
MacDonald of Keppoch ~ see
M17
MacDougall ~ see M28
MacDuff ~ see
M18
MacFarlane ~ see M22
Macgregor, Rob
Roy ~ see M19
MacLeod ~see
M23
MacIntosh ~ see M20
MacKay (Green) ~
see M31
MacKenzie ~ see M21
MacLachlan
Yellow ~ see M22
MacLean ~ see M28 ~ see
M10
MacNab (Old) ~ see M24
Macnaughton ~
see M24
MacNeill of Colonsay ~ see
M23
MacPherson Dress ~ see
M25
MacPherson Htg ~ see
M25
MacSween ~ see M26
Menzies
Dress ~ see M27
Menzies Htg (Green) ~ see
M27
Munro ~ see M28
Murray of
Tullibardine ~ see M11
Murray of Atholl ~ see
M29
Robertson ~ see M30
Royal Stewart ~
see M5
Stewart ~ see M30
Sutherland ~
see M31
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