The Monarch of the Glen (painting) The Monarch of the Glen (painting) The Monarch of the Glen is an oil-on-canvas painting of a red deer stag completed in 1851 by the English painter Sir Edwin Landseer. It was commissioned as part of a series of three panels to hang in the Palace of Westminster in London. As one of the most popular paintings throughout the 19th century, it sold widely in reproductions in steel engraving, and was finally bought by companies to use in advertising. The painting had become something of a cliché by the mid-20th century, as "the ultimate biscuit tin image of Scotland: a
Lady of the Glen "Lady of the Glen" was best suited for film adaptation, and stated that she would love for Sean Connery to play the MacDonald laird. "Publishers Weekly" gave "Lady of the Glen" a mixed review, criticizing it for "offer[ing] only a smidgen of suspense" due to its many flash-forwards. They did however laud Roberson for creating an "atmospherically real" Scotland, "which comes as no surprise from an author who writes acclaimed fantasies (the "Sword-Dancer" saga, etc.) as well as romances." "Publishers Weekly" concluded that those who enjoyed Roberson's 1992 novel "Lady of the Forest" would also like "Lady of the Glen".