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Major James Fraser was an ardent Jacobite (although in this portrait he is wearing the black cockade of the House of Hanover on his bonnet), who wrote about his adventures. His manuscript was edited by Alexander Fergusson and published by D. Donald in 1889, 'Major Fraser's Manuscript, His Adventures in Scotland and England, his Mission in France in Search of his Chief, his Services in the Rebellion and His Quarrels with Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat 1696–1737'.
Inverness Town House
Inverness
Title
Major James Fraser of Castle Leathers (1670–1760)
Date
c.1715
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 236 x W 150 cm (E)
Accession number
ITH 74
Work type
Painting