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DUNCAN, THOMAS (1807-1845), Scottish portrait and historical painter, was born at Kinclaven, Perthshire, on May 24, 1807, and died at Edinburgh, May 25, 1845. He was a pupil of Sir William Allan. His most famous pictures are : "Prince Charles Edward and the Highlanders entering Edinburgh after the battle of Prestonpans" (1843) and "Charles Edward asleep after Culloden, protected by Flora MacDonald" (1843), which has often been engraved.