Museum Art Reproductions Alexander III of Scotland Rescued from the Fury of a Stag by the Intrepidity of Colin Fitzgerald (`The Death of the Stag`), 1786 by Benjamin West (1738-1820, United States) | WahooArt.com

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"Alexander III of Scotland Rescued from the Fury of a Stag by the Intrepidity of Colin Fitzgerald ('The Death of the Stag')"

Benjamin West (i) - Oil (i) - 366 x 521 cm - 1786 - (Scottish National Gallery (Edinburgh, Scotland)) (i), Benjamin West (i) - Oil (i) - 366 x 521 cm - 1786 - (Scottish National Gallery (Edinburgh, Scotland)) (i)
This painting admirably represents West's heroic and monumental style. It illustrates a legend in which the first chieftain of the Clan Mackenzie saves the life of the Scottish King. Colin Fitzgerald is shown about to spear a fierce stag who had turned on the Scottish King, Alexander III, during a hunting expedition. West includes other huntsmen, horses and dogs whose dynamic poses and striking gestures enhance the dramatic moment. Francis Humberston Mackenzie became chieftain of the Mackenzie Clan in 1783 and commissioned the painting to commemorate, rather conspicuously, his illustrious ancestor.

 




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