1845/92 Sobieski Macdonald Sleat Costumes of Clans Original Handcolour Scotland

Description: A portrait print of Sir James MacDonald 2nd Baron of Sleat, 1605-1678.A large, genuine antique handcoloured print taken from the remarkable "Costumes of the Clans", a book first published by the Sobieski brothers in 1845. The story of the brothers John and Charles is quite astonishing. They published two large volumes, "Vestiarium Scoticum" (1842), and "Costumes of the Clans" (1845) in an effort to establish a history of Scotland, and in particular clan tartans. Both books were dismissed by Hugh Trevor-Roper as "shot through with pure fantasy and bare-faced forgery." This fabrication did not end with their books: born John and Charles Allen, the pair claimed that they were the grandsons of Bonnie Prince Charlie, and changed their names to Charles and John Sobieski Stuart. Their story is worth following in greater detail. This portrait of Sir James MacDonald is one of 7 prints from "Costumes of the Clans" I am offering on ebay. Each is remarkable for the lavish handcolouring which is original. I believe these are taken from the 1892 edition. Very scarce indeed, these images form an important, if fake, part of Scottish history.Pencil annotation on the back suggests that the portrait was wrongly attributed to be that of Sir Donald Gormsone.The print was taken from page 89, and is "Plate VI". Size: the full sheet measures approx. 57cms x 42cms.Condition: The image is in a good condition, with wonderful bright handcolouring. In the large margins, there is a very small amount of foxing, and slight wear evident on the right-hand edge where the page was taken from the book. Please study the photographs. Postage: best sent flat-packed. £5.00 within the UK, £15.00 to Europe, £23.00 to USA etc.I have other antique prints, books, maps etc. in my ebay shop - please see my other items.

Price: 48 GBP

Location: Fairlight, East Sussex

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Shipping Cost: 29.17 GBP