Lieutenant Colonel Philips Cameron (1782–1811), Eldest Son of Lieutenant General Sir Alan Cameron of Erracht

Image credit: The Highlanders' Museum

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This portrait was painted when the sitter was a boy. He was commissioned into the 79th on 1st June 1794, aged 12, and died of wounds at the Battle of Fuentes D'Onor in 1811 when commanding the 79th.

The Highlanders' Museum

Near Inverness

Title

Lieutenant Colonel Philips Cameron (1782–1811), Eldest Son of Lieutenant General Sir Alan Cameron of Erracht

Date

1799

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 61.7 x W 50.8 cm

Accession number

1363-P49

Acquisition method

gift from Colonel J. M. Hunt, 1920

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

1. 'S Rigaud/1799' 2. 'Lieut Colonel Philips Cameron b.1782 d.1811. b.Fuentes. Given by Colonel J. M. Hunt, June 1920' 3. 'By S. Rigaud 1799'

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The Highlanders' Museum

Fort George, Ardersier, Near Inverness, Highland IV2 7TD Scotland

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