The funeral of Sir Hector MacDonald in Edinburgh. Gouache drawing by F. C. Dickinson after J. Faulds.

1 drawing : gouache ; image 18.5 x 27.8 cm

The funeral of the late Major-General Sir Hector Macdonald took place in Dean cemetery, Edinburgh, between six and seven a.m. on Monday, on the arrival of the train bringing the coffin from London. Very few persons beside the relatives of the deceased were present at the brief ceremony, at which the Rev. Dr. Whyte, ... Drawn by F.C. Dickinson. From a sketch by J. Faulds. Lettering continues: ... senior minister of Free St. George's officiated: but later in the day, when the cemetery was open to the public, many people visited the grave, and some of them placed flowers upon it. The funeral of Sir Hector Macdonald in Edinburgh: The scene at the graveside

Wellcome Collection 44342i