7th Jul, 2019 13:00
The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction
FINLAGGAN, ISLAY, A GOUACHE BY SALLY MITCHELL
* SALLY MITCHELL DA,
FINLAGGAN, ISLAY
gouache on paper, signed
20cm x 27cm
Mounted, framed and under glass.
Label verso: Torrance Gallery, 36 Dundas Street, Edinburgh; together with artist label.
Note: A few miles to the south-west of Port Askaig on the island of Islay lies Loch Finlaggan, a place of great importance in Scottish history. In the loch are three islands, two of which lie close to the north shore. These are Eilean Mòr (the Large Island) and Eilean na Comhairle (the Council Island), which contain fragmentary remains of buildings. Here the inauguration of the MacDonald Lords of the Isles took place. The Lords of the Isles were descended from Somerled, a 12th century “prince”, and these lords, the chiefs of Clan Donald, chose Finlaggan as their home and the centre of their Lordship, so that Islay is often referred to as the Cradle of Clan Donald.
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