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Gunn
McIan, Robert Ronald, 1845, Lithograph
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Gunn
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13155
Title
Gunn
Description
A man dressed in a plaid and hose of the Gunn tartan is seen leaning against a rock covered in flowers and grasses. His expression is sad.
Artist / maker
McIan, Robert Ronald
Engraver
unknown
Date
1845
Size
34.7 x 24.5 cm
Type
Lithograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The accompanying text in 'The Clans of the Scottish Highlands' by James Logan begins as follows:
"CLANN NAN GUINNAICH, OR GUNNS
The Gunns were in the north the counterpart of the MacGregors in the south. Although not numerous, they were most martial and resolute, and the appellation by which they were distinguished is very indicative of their general character. Guinneach signifies sharp, keen, fierce, and was doubtless imposed as descriptive of their known or imputed dispositions. The genealogical derivation of the clan is from Guinn, the second son of Olaus or Ollav the Black, King of Man and the Isles, who died in the year 1237."
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