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Painted nearly 200 years after the event, the painting is not an accurate record of what happened. Nevertheless, it has been used frequently to illustrate this notorious act of treachery; no other depiction has greater impact.
Title
The Massacre of Glencoe
Date
1883–1886
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 106.7 x W 182.9 cm
Accession number
1790
Acquisition method
presented by the family of D. Brodie MacLeod, 1929
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
signed/dated
