Miniature of a Highland officer, by George Engleheart

This miniature portrait shows an officer, probably of the 3rd Argyllshire Fencible Infantry, and was painted by George Engleheart, 1798 - 1802. Miniatures were sometimes carried as keepsakes: you can see the loop for carrying it on a chain or cord.

3rd Argyllshire Fencible Infantry was one of a series of infantry regiments raised solely for the defence of the British Isles between 1793 and 1802. Governed according to army regulations, these regiments of Fencibles served only in Great Britain and Ireland.

George Engleheart (1750 or '53 - 1829) studied at the Royal Academy Schools and was a pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds. He was one of the finest miniaturists of the 18th century.

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Online ID:	000-000-100-293-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0207: The Thistle at War Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland M.1956.61
Date:	1778 - 1802 1798-1802
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Dimensions:	82 mm H x 68 mm W
What:	Miniature
Subject:	Fine Art - Paintings
Who:	3rd Argyllshire Fencible Infantry George Engleheart (delineator)
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Description:	3rd Argyllshire Fencible Infantry - Miniature of an officer, painted by George Engleheart (1752 - 1829) between 1798 and 1802.
References:	McCorry, Helen (ed.) The thistle at war: an anthology of the Scottish experience of war, in the services and at home. Edinburgh, NMS, 1997 Wood, Stephen The Scottish soldier. Manchester: Archive Publications in association with the National Museums of Scotland,
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