100cm x 100cm

Acrylic spray paint and acrylic paint on canvas

Ribbon Detail.

This Royal Stewart tartan is one of the most popular and recognisable tartans in the world, serving as the personal tartan of the British monarch and the royal House of Stewart.

The pattern was popularised in the early 19th century and was officially published in James Logan’s 1831 book ‘The Scottish Gael’. King George IV wore it during his visit to Edinburgh in 1822 and Queen Victoria later adopted it for the royal family.

it is worn by military units including the pipers of thenBlack Watch, the Scots Guards and the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.

The image of a stag comes from one of Scotland’s most iconic paintings, the ‘Monarch of the Glen’ by English painter and sculptor Sir Edwin Henry Landseer.

He was well known for his paintings of animals and lived from 1802 - 1873.

The original oil painting was completed in 1851 and measure 164cm x 169cm. It now belongs to the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh after they acquired it for £4 million in 2017.

It is understood that he would often go on holiday in Stoke Poges in Buckinghamshire, where at the time there were Red deer and stags living in the parks and woodlands. So it is believed that the study of the stag for his painting was actually created from an English Red stag rather than a Scottish one.

In spite of the controversy, I decided to pair my version of this work of art with the Royal Steward Red tartan in this painting.

This painting is part of the tartan series.