"Contemporary pictures of 1689 Highlanders" Topic

Are there any paintings/engravings/drawings from around 1689 depicting scottish highlanders from the time of the first jacobite rising?

You could look for:
The circa 1660 painting "Highland Chieftain" by Michael Wright
The circa 1700 painting of Lord Duffus by Richard Waitt
mentioned on Evidence for 'Great Kilt'

Druzhina
17th Century Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

Also mentioned is John Speed's map of Scotland, 1662, but the Highlanders on Speed's map probably date earlier, as this map was probably designed at a similar date to John Speed's map of Scotland, 1610.

Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

Thank you very much, Druzhina!

Guys, would the common highlanders also wear waistcoats or coats over their shirts, by that time? Also, would they still have saffron shirts, or white ones?

From Clothing in the Scottish Highlands, 1600 – 1800 CE, by M. E. Riley

Jackets/Coats:
Both men's and women's outerwear seems, as far as we can tell from period portraits, to mirror that worn in England at the time, with the exception of men's coats when they are wearing the belted plaid, in which case they are shorter than usual, reaching only the top of the hip. This is a practical consideration, since it would be impossible to wear a knee-length coat with a belted plaid -- the skirts of the coat would interfere with the belted plaid. Men also wore waistcoats under their coats, either with sleeves or without sleeves (waistcoats in this period often had sleeves, which could be either sewn in, or tied on with lacing). Men would NOT have worn their waistcoats alone without their coats, unless they were engaged in hard physical labor.

Shirts would be linen, see Dyes & Dyeing for colours.

See also descriptions of bog bodies in Highland Clansman, 1689-1746 By Stuart Reid

Druzhina
Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

Thank you again, Druzhina ((: