By 1852 there had been some changes to the piper’s jacket which was now a doublet. The piper in this painting has a green doublet which has no visible buttons on the front and no silver cord on the shoulders or collar as in the sketches made by Raffet in 1847. The cuffs are gauntlet-style with buttons and cord loops. Just below his left arm can be seen Inverness flaps. These would also be around the back of the doublet. The rest of the regiment at this time were wearing the old style waist-length jacket with turn-back tails, not adopting the doublet until 1855. The sporran agrees with the pattern observed in 1847 but the ribbons on his hose are less flamboyant. There is no eagle feather on his glengarry cap as he is to march with the men who are in heavy marching order with waterproof covers on their feather bonnets.
The image is a detail from a painting of the regiment assembling on the esplanade at Edinburgh Castle in 1852. It was painted by Robert Ronald MacIan, commissioned by the CO, Colonel The Honourable Lauderdale Maule, and completed in 1854.
