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==In art== [[File:Battle of Culloden woodcut painting 1746.jpg|thumb|Woodcut painting by [[David Morier]] of the Battle of Culloden first published just six months after the battle, in October 1746]] * ''[[An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745]]'' (as shown in the infobox at the top of this page), by [[David Morier]], often known as "The Battle of Culloden", is the best-known portrayal of the battle and the best-known of Morier's works. It depicts the attack of the Highlanders against Barrell's Regiment and is based on sketches made by Morier in the immediate aftermath of the battle. * David Morier in fact made two paintings depicting the battle; the second (pictured right) is a coloured woodcut painting that shows a plan of the battlefield.<ref>[http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/stories/scottish-history-and-archaeology/the-jacobite-challenge/the-jacobite-challenge/portrait-of-the-duke-of-cumberland/ Culloden] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813192025/http://www.nms.ac.uk/explore/stories/scottish-history-and-archaeology/the-jacobite-challenge/the-jacobite-challenge/portrait-of-the-duke-of-cumberland/ |date=13 August 2017}} nms.ac.uk. Retrieved August 13, 2017.</ref> * [[Augustin Heckel]]'s ''The Battle of Culloden'' (1746; reprinted 1797) is held by the [[National Galleries of Scotland]].<ref name="Culloden">{{cite web | url=http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/artists-a-z/H/117/artist_name/Augustin%20Heckel/record_id/22357 | title=Augustin Heckel: The Battle of Culloden | publisher=[[National Galleries of Scotland]] | access-date=3 April 2013}}</ref> * [[Frank W. Wood|Frank Watson Wood]], (1862β1953) was better known as a naval artist who mainly painted in watercolours, but he painted ''The Highland Charge at the Battle of Culloden'' in oil. He exhibited at the [[Royal Scottish Academy]], the [[Royal Society of Painters in Water-Colours]], and the [[Royal Academy]]. * [[Handel]]'s oratorio ''[[Judas Maccabaeus (Handel)|Judas Maccabaeus]]'' was written as a tribute to the Duke of Cumberland following the Battle of Culloden.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.choirs.org.uk/prognotes/Handel%20Judas%20Maccabaeus.htm | title=Handel β Judas Maccabaeus β Programme Notes}}</ref> * The Battle of Culloden and the consequent imprisonment and execution of the Jacobite prisoners of war is depicted in the song "Tam kde teΔe Εeka Fleet" ("Where the Fleet river flows") by the [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[Celtic Rock]] band [[:cs:Hakka Muggies|Hakka Muggies]].<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/Hakka-Muggies-Feed-The-Fairies/release/6749070 Hakka Muggies β Feed The Fairies (2010, CD) | Discogs]</ref> * The [[Argentine]] band [[Sumo (band)|Sumo]] made a song, "{{ill|Crua Chan|es|Crua Chan}}", chronicling the development of the battle. The work was composed by the Italian-Scottish bandleader [[Luca Prodan]]. He learned of the battle as a student at [[Gordonstoun]], Scotland.{{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} * The [[Alexander McQueen]] fashion collection ''[[The Widows of Culloden]]'' (Autumn/Winter 2006) is inspired by the widows left after the battle.<ref name="EOC-WOC">{{Cite web |last=Bethune |first=Kate |date=2015 |title=Encyclopedia of Collections: The Widows of Culloden |url=http://www.vam.ac.uk/museumofsavagebeauty/rel/encyclopedia-of-collections-the-widows-of-culloden/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170319/https://www.vam.ac.uk/museumofsavagebeauty/rel/encyclopedia-of-collections-the-widows-of-culloden/ |archive-date=20 September 2022 |access-date=7 September 2022 |website=The Museum of Savage Beauty |publisher=[[Victoria and Albert Museum]]}}</ref>
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