| MacLeod, who was MP for Inverness and voted against the
Disarming Act of 1746, chose to be painted by Ramsay in
tartan although the act made its wearing illegal. Ramsay
painted the composition, face and hands, and the costume
was added by Van Haecken from an 11 yard bolt of fabric
ordered by MacLeod from Skye in 1747. The same fabric
was also used by Van Haecken for portraits by Ramsay of
John Campbell 4th Earl of Loudoun and of Sir Francis
Charteris with his sister.
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