No expert here, but some thoughts. Based on the style of the basket and what little we can see of the pistol, the period represented would be perhaps 1700-1800. The all-steel pistol is local/Scottish type, while the thin bars on the basket hilt indicate it's of the Stirling school. The lack of any red lines in his tartan (aside from the blanket) indicates he was a 'low-lander' vs Highlands, possibly of aristocratic background (most 'common' men didn't have a sporran, nor the gold hat badge!) The Lowland Scots were often affiliated with nobility and land ownership. They sided with the Hanoveran King George as opposed to their Highland brethren, who supported the Bonnie Prince (Jacobites). Very beautifully done, but not sure the painting itself is particularly old.
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