The portrait of Andrew shown above is a copy of a much larger one that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. The artist or artists are not known. This one hung in Cluny Castle for many years before the contents of Cluny Castle were auctioned off in 1942 in the great wartime Glasgow sale. It was purchased by loyal clansmen and became one of the Clan's treasures along with the Feadan Dubh, Bratach Uaine and many others on display here.

     The young man portrayed is clearly Andrew, the grandson of Andrew the 14th Chief. But there is a eulogy bestowed on an Andrew Macpherson of Cluny that was written by Alexander Brodie of Brodie, Lord of Session in 1649 and published in his The Lairds of Brodie. The date given brings into question whether Brodie's description is that of the grandson (then 7 years of age) or the grandfather. Although the latter was then in his seventies, might not he be a more likely match with the following description?

            "He was an Absalom for beauty, a Joseph for continence, a Tully for eloquence, and a Jonathan for friendship. He had all the embellishments of both sexes, without the infirmities of either."

      A seven year-old such as that would be precocious indeed.