Title

Samuel McPherson, Scottish soldier, 1743. Artist: George Bickham

Caption

Samuel McPherson, Scottish soldier, 1743. 'Samuel McPherson, corporal, in his highland ridgmentals [sic], the most active in the desersion [sic]. The posture in presenting his firelock at Capt Ball in Lady Wood, and was shot at the Tower, July 18 1743'. McPherson was a soldier in the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment). Having been ordered to London, some of the regimant's soldiers deserted after hearing a rumour that they were to be shipped out to America. McPherson was one of three men executed for the desertion.

Date

1743

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Reference

HRM19B03_164

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,2Mb (1,9Mb) / 8,5in x 13,8in / 2550 x 4137 (300dpi)

Keywords

standing building buildings people male man men country guy British weapon weapons gun guns castle dead Scotland death fortification war location SCOTTISH century Britain soldiers soldier desertion concept Tower of London georgian B&W MONOCHROME Army warfare Regiment infantry black & white black and white B W weaponry black watch 18th century British Army Eighteenth Century Scots Guildhall Library & Art Gallery executed Highlander musket deserter engraving portrait George Samuel George Bickham George Bickham;Bickham McPherson Bickham George Samuel McPherson