The Last Stand - After the Massacre of Glencoe.

In 1691, King William the Third, recognising the resurgence of the Jacobite cause, ordered all the clan chiefs to sign an oath of allegiance by 1st January 1692. Maclain of Glencoe delayed signing the oath and when he arrived in Fort William he found he had to go to Inveraray. Difficult travelling and the absence of a sheriff meant that Maclain did not sign the oath until 6th January 1692. Maclain returned to Glencoe believing his signature was accepted. It was however decided to punish Maclain. Campbell of Glenlyon led a group of some 128 soldiers who stayed with the MacDonalds for some 12 days and then turned on their hosts in the early morning of 13th February, killing 38 of them whilst some tried to escape into the snowy hills. The infamy of the massacre is 'murder under trust', murder of those who had offered them hospitality. The painting shows some of the Maclain clan who escaped to the Hills.

This lithograph was published over 40 years ago and we have the last remaining 40 prints available.

Open edition print.

Image size 14 inches x 23 inches (36cm x 58cm)