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The Thin Red Line is an 1881 oil-on-canvas painting by Robert Gibb depicting the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War.
The painting depicts the 93rd Highlanders halting a Russian cavalry charge at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War in 1854. It is a classic representation of Highland military heroism and a symbol of Scottish nationhood, inspired by a book and a hillside walk.
Apr 27, 2024 · The painting 'The Thin Red Line' (1881) by Robert Gibb is one of the best known of battle paintings, depicting the 93rd Highlanders at the battle of Balaclava in 1854, during the...
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The Thin Red Line is an 1881 oil-on-canvas painting by Robert Gibb depicting the 93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War. In an incident which became known as The Thin Red Line, a two-deep line of around 500 red-coated Scot.
'The Thin Red Line', 25 October 1854. This coloured reproduction of an oil painting by Robert Gibb, 1881, depicts the stand of the 93rd (Highlanders) Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Balaklava during the Crimean War (1854-1856). At a crucial moment during the battle, a strong body of Russian cavalry swept towards the British-held port.
Robert Gibb. Coordinates: 56.000°N 2.514°W. The Thin Red Line, 1881. Gibb's home at 2 Bruntsfield Crescent, Edinburgh. Robert Gibb RSA (28 October 1845 – 11 February 1932) was a Scottish painter who was Keeper of the National Gallery of Scotland from 1895 to 1907 and was Painter and Limner to the King from 1908 until his death.
The battle is represented in Robert Gibb 's 1881 oil painting The Thin Red Line, which is displayed in the Scottish National War Museum in Edinburgh Castle.
