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known about it, but it is quite possible it may be genuine. 

 I do not know that the biography of Kaeburn gives any 

 exhaustive catalogue of his immensely numerous portraits. 

 But Mr Scott was quite rich enough to have his son painted 

 by Eaeburn if he liked ; and as their friend and client, old 

 Stewart of Invernahyle — Lockhart says — gave the young 

 Walter a claymore and Lochaber axe, which are now at 

 Abbotsford, it is quite possible the youth may have managed 

 a suit of tartan ; he probably never attempted the kilt. He 

 latterly wore the Highland dress, in the trews form, of 

 Campbell tartan at the meetings of the Celtic Society. His 

 connection with the Campbells was through the wife of his 

 great-grandfather, Beardie. The picture sold for £115. 



There are at least three other original portraits of Sir 

 Walter, which are not mentioned by Lockhart. One a full- 

 length, life-size standing — which, I think, none of his other 

 portraits are — by James Hall, a younger brother of his 

 friend. Captain Basil Hall, who latterly adopted painting 

 as a profession. 



I do not know that the date is exactly known, but it 

 must have been quite in his latter years ; he is leaning on 

 his stick, and it gives an idea of feebleness and failing 

 which makes it a very painful presentment. 



The movement was at work which later produced the Pre- 

 Eaphaelites, and the idea was that things ought to be 

 painted as they really are ; which in fact they ought, if 

 they are painted at all, which is generally quite a matter 

 of choice. I believe this full-length was bought by Sir 

 William Stirling Maxwell. There is a photograph, appar- 

 ently taken from a statuette of Sir Walter standing, and I 

 think it may have been modelled and somewhat modified 

 from this picture. 



Secondly, a good portrait of the robust type was painted 

 about 1811, for Lady Abercorn, I think by Phillips. It is 

 a head and shoulders, and has the head of a little black 

 dog introduced. From the date, this must be his Aj'rshire 

 terrier Wallace, "his constant companion and prime favourite," 

 as Mr Gillies says. 



Thirdly, a clever slight sketch, representing him sitting 

 with his daughter and another lady, was taken in Rome. 

 It is by no means unpleasant, though it must have been 



