Quote Originally Posted by davidlpope View Post
I think there might be some confusion between the McIan prints and "Highlanders of Scotland" watercolors by MacLeay.
I shudder thinking about anyone confusing the two. I'm even shuddering a bit hearing them used in the same sentence!

The two are utterly different. McIan's are fanciful generalised images, MacLeay's astonishingly accurate and painstakingly detailed portraits drawn from life from flesh-and-blood men dressed exactly as you see them. Every button, buckle, etc was drawn exactly as it was- we can even see a threadbare ribbon here, a bit of worn and weathered leather there.