Drawings

**JSFMACLJR** · 3rd April 09, 08:03 AM

You might like to see these drawings of various subjects, compliments of the Northern Meeting website.

**Cynthia** · 3rd April 09, 08:11 AM

Thanks for posting these! My great-great grandmother was a Grant, so I was especially pleased to see that one.

**cajunscot** · 3rd April 09, 08:12 AM

Many thanks for posting those drawings! I also went and had a wee peek at the Northern Meeting web site; very interesting reading!

Todd

**McMurdo** · 3rd April 09, 08:14 AM

Sandford
Those renderings are wonderful, thank you for putting them up, I find it interesting to see the difference between the dates.

**SFCRick** · 3rd April 09, 10:03 AM

great drawings

**Tim B** · 3rd April 09, 12:05 PM

Very Cool-
As an amatuer portrait artist, I have been looking for art and pics to practice drawing kilted gents and Highland attire. Thanks for these...they will help!

**McClef** · 3rd April 09, 12:22 PM

Great drawings!

I wonder if they came originally from a set of cigarette cards?

**JSFMACLJR** · 3rd April 09, 12:23 PM

I've pondered the question of buttons on doublets before...am I the only person who has noticed that on what we generally call "regulation doublets" the buttons in former times consisted of 3 (or 4 or 5) buttons on the right side of the jacket along the opening, not the current display of 3 on each side in imitation of a full-dress evening coat ( white tie tail coat)? You can see this clearly by comparing the paintings of Mackenzie and Mackintosh.

But just as soon as I have written this I note that the painting of Macdonald shows 3 buttons aside! Still, though, one would be hard pressed to find a regulation doublet that does not have the ubiquitous 3 and 3 arrangement, without having to go bespoke.

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