The Last of the Clan

Thomas Faed (1826 - 1900)

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

1865

Inspired by the Highland Clearances which forced many to emigrate in search of a living, and shows the quayside of a Highland or island village, with a group of figures watching the departure of an emigrant ship for the colonies.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 1450 x 183 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £2500 ( Total: £40,000)
• ArtFunded in: 1980
• Vendor: Fine Art Society

Provenance

Private collection, Hamburg

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