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Historical Art Prints of famous Scottish
historical figures William Wallace and Mary Queen of Scots, by Cranston Fine
Arts
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The Battle of Loudon Hill 1296 by Mike Shaw.
In 1296 an English convoy escorting a shipment of looted gold was passing through the Irvine valley to the port of Ayr. It was led by an English Knight by the name of Fenwick, who in 1291 had killed the father of William Wallace, Sir Malcolm. Wallace, who was fighting a guerilla war on the English invaders, planned an attack at Loudon Hill where the road on which Fenwicks convoy was travelling had to pass through a steep gorge. Wallace had about fifty men and Fenwick close to one hundred and eighty. The Scots blocked the road with debris and attacked on foot. The English charged, but the Scots held firm. Fenwick armed with a spear, turned his horse in the direction of Wallace, who in turn felled Fenwicks horse with his claymore. The unhorsed Englishman was no match on the ground where he, along with one hundred of his convoy, met their deaths.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 18.5 inches (64cm x 47cm). Price £80.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 18.5 inches (64cm x 47cm). Price £125.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £690.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Size 36 inches x 26 inches (91cm x 66cm). Price £590.00
Original painting by Mike Shaw. Size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £2750.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (2 copies reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 18.5 inches (64cm x 47cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM1508
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The Last Stand - After the Massacre of Glencoe.
Some of the MacDonalds escape, and from the hills keep watch for the Campbells.
Open edition print. Image size 14 inches x 23 inches (36cm x 58cm). Price £40.00
**Open edition print. (One copy reduced to clear) Image size 14 inches x 23 inches (36cm x 58cm). Price £12.00
ITEM CODE DHM9006
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The Fall of Strome Castle by Alan Herriot.
Situated on this rocky promontory, Strome Castle once bore witness to Royal bias, bitter clan rivalry, before being blown up in 1602.
Open edition print. Image size 17 inches x 13 inches (43cm x 33cm). Price £48.00
ITEM CODE DHM1076
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Portrait d un Enfent, 1882 by Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec. (GS)
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE GISD4683
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The Last of the Clan by Faed.
Open edition print. Image size 18 inches x 14 inches (46cm x 36cm). Price £32.00
ITEM CODE SC0027
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| The Battle of Stirling Bridge by Brian
Palmer After Edward 1st proclaimed himself King of
Scotland Sir William Wallace rallied Scots in the South West and began
attacking English occupying forces around Scotland. Edward I ordered the
Earl of Surrey to put down the rebellion, after taking the surrender of
rebel forces at Irvine the Earl of Surrey marched against William
Wallace's forces at Stirling. He ordered his army to cross the narrow
bridge over the Forth River near the Abbey of Cambuskenneth on September
11th. From a vantage point overlooking the bridge William Wallace
watched and waited until the English army of 5,000 had crossed Stirling
bridge and with the bridge being crowded with troops he launched his
attack with his entire force wiping out the entire bridgehead. The rest
of the English army fell back but William Wallace pursued. After this
defeat English forces were evacuated south as far as the River Tweed.
The Taking of Stirling
Bridge by Mike Shaw
William Wallace Before the Battle of Stirling Bridge
by Mark ChurmsWith Edward I absent from Scotland the land soon slips once more into
open insurrection. Though not of noble birth William Wallace, by brutally
slaying the Sheriff of Lanark in vengeance for the murder of Wallace's new
bride and her servants, soon comes to embody the Scottish Nationalist
cause. Through his popularity and military skill, he is able to rapidly
unify the rebellious bands into a single, cohesive fighting force. An
English army is sent north to defeat the Scots and capture Wallace and the
only noble to come to Wallace's assistance, is his friend Andrew Murray.
Other Scottish landowners are too timid and fear the consequences. |
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Mary
Queen of Scots arriving at the Tower of London by Robert Hillingford
After her return form France Mary Queen
of Scots is imprisoned in the tower of London By Queen Elizabeth
Mary Queen of Scots Returning from Exile by Charles Cattermole
Henry Morton
condemned by Colonel Graham Claverhouse to be executed. by
Siegfried Detler Bendixon During the
Government suppression of the Covenanters. Henry Morton of
Milnwood a moderate Presbyterian was arrested by troops of Colonel
Claverhouse for harboring John Burley of Balfour a covenanter and
a friend of Morton's father. Unknown to Morton, burley had
participated in the murder of Archbishop Sharpe of St Andrews (who
was hated by the covenanters for deserting their cause and joining
against them). Morton is sentenced to death by is saved through
the intervention of Lord Beldenden from a book by Walter Scott
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| The Fall of Strome Castle by Alan Herriot
In addition to political quarrelling, the castle was also a
focal point of clan rivalry due to its strategic location, between the
MacDonald territory of Lochcarron and Lochalsh and the rival MacKenzie
land of Kintail. The years 1593- 1602 saw a continual struggle for control
of the site, which ultimately came to a head when the castle was
destroyed in 1602. The castle was under siege by the MacKenzies once
again. They were about to admit defeat when they had a stroke of luck.
According to a contemporary chronicler, some 'silly women' from the
MacDonald clan left the castle to draw water from the well, 'they were
so fearful and the light so bad' they accidentally poured the water
into the gunpowder vat instead of the water container. When the MacDonald
men discovered this disaster, they 'cursed the women loudly' but their
curses backfired. A MacKenzie prisoner in the castle heard the
commotion and, managed to escape to his own camp, he spread the news,
which prompted a final attack from the clan chief MacKenzie of Kintail.
The defenders had to admit defeat, as their cause was now hopeless.
The MacDonald's surrendered on the condition that their lives and
baggage were spared. Once the clan had left the castle, MacKenzie blew
it up, and it has remained in ruins ever since. |
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