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There is some debate about which battalion is depicted in this painting. It is likely to be the 2nd Battalion, training in Glasgow before being sent to the West Indies in 1759. This painting is of exceptional interest as a representation of the workings of an infantry battalion of the period, likewise for its panoramic depiction of contemporary Glasgow. It may be that this painting is one of the few that depicts the old Glasgow Green wall. The wall no longer exists and Greendyke Street, along the north of the Green, lies in its place.

The painting was bequeathed to the officers 2nd Battalion The Black Watch by Captain Alistair Hamilton Younger of Skene in 1947.

The Black Watch Castle & Museum

Perth

Title

The Highland Regiment Exercising on Glasgow Green, 1758

Date

1758

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 58 x W 149 cm

Accession number

A810

Acquisition method

gift from the Sergeants' Mess, The Black Watch Depot, 1947

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Glasgow Green c. 1758 presented by bequest, May 1947 to the Officers, 2nd Battalion, The Black Watch by Captain Alistair Hamilton, Yr. of Skene. Joined 2nd Battalion 1935 killed in the Battle of Crete May 28th 1941 aged 27.

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Balhousie Castle, Hay Street, Perth, Perth and Kinross PH1 5HR Scotland

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