Andrew Lumisden

On the eve of the battle the prince's aide-de-camp wrote to Ewen MacPherson of Cluny, asking him to take particular care of Lumisden and Thomas Sheridan, "as they carry the sinews of war".

[2] After the battle Lumisden obeyed the order to rendezvous at Fort Ruthven, where a message from Charles Edward on 17 April warned all to look after their own safety.

He was included in the Act of Attainder, and, after staying in Highland fastnesses for four months, went to Edinburgh disguised in a black wig, as the liveried groom of a lady who rode pillion behind him on a horse.

After lurking in concealment in his father's house till October, he accompanied to London, as a poor teacher, the king's messenger, who had been in Scotland citing witnesses for the treason trials.

His position at the Jacobite court and acquaintance with established masters such as Anton Raphael Mengs made him a valuable contact for young Scottish artists.

[3] In 1758–9 Lumisden undertook a secret mission to France, but otherwise his duties consisted in answering requests for honours, or appeals for help from supporters of the Stuart cause.

Around 12 June 1770, he met Charles Burney (composer and musicographist), recommended to him as a potential shrewd tip and information provider for his musical state of art trip throughout Europe between 1770 and 1772.