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When Flora met the prince she was initially unwilling to help but was persuaded to get him to Skye. She disguised him as her Irish maid, Betty Burke, and they rowed from Benbecula to Portree where the Prince was able to sail to France. Flora was arrested but later released.
Flora married Allan MacDonald of Kingsburgh and they emigrated to North Carolina in 1774 where they were active in recruiting Scots to fight for the British during the American Revolution.
Title
Flora MacDonald (1722–1790)
Date
19th C
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 97.5 x W 85 cm (E)
Accession number
ITH 47
Work type
Painting