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Sir Henry Raeburn FRSE RA RSA (/ˈreɪbərn/; 4 March 1756 – 8 July 1823) was a Scottish portrait painter and Scotland's first significant portrait painter since the Union to remain based in Scotland. He served as Portrait Painter to King George IV in Scotland.
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John Johnstone, Betty Johnstone, and Miss Wedderburn Henry...
- Rear-Admiral Charles Inglis
‘Rear-Admiral Charles Inglis’ was created in c.1783 by Henry...
- Portrait of Mrs. E. Bethune
Portrait of Mrs. E. Bethune - Henry Raeburn - 60 artworks -...
- General Sir William Maxwell
General Sir William Maxwell - Henry Raeburn - 60 artworks -...
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The Allen Brothers - Henry Raeburn - 60 artworks - painting...
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The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch,...
- Boy and Rabbit, C.1814
Boy and Rabbit, C.1814 - Henry Raeburn - 60 artworks -...
- Mrs. Scott Moncrieff
‘Mrs. Scott Moncrieff’ was created in c.1814 by Henry...
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Sir Henry Raeburn RA RSA FRSE (/ ˈreɪbərn /; 4 March 1756 – 8 July 1823) was a Scottish portrait painter. He served as Portrait Painter to King George IV in Scotland. [1] Biography. Raeburn was born the son of a manufacturer in Stockbridge, on the Water of Leith: a former village now within the city of Edinburgh.
1823. Nationality. Scottish. Birth Place. Edinburgh. Death Place. Edinburgh. Originally apprenticed to a goldsmith, Henry Raeburn showed enormous artistic talent as a young man. In 1784 he moved to London where he met the important portrait painter Joshua Reynolds.
Sep 10, 2020 · Henry Raeburn - Portrait of Lord Robert Blair - 61.147 - Indianapolis Museum of Art.jpg 4,772 × 6,023; 3.62 MB Henry Raeburn - Portrait of Robert Sym - 35.270 - Rhode Island School of Design Museum.jpg 410 × 479; 55 KB
1756 - 1823. Sir Henry Raeburn is perhaps the best known of all Scottish painters. He was almost exclusively a portraitist and his career was wholly in Scotland, mainly in Edinburgh. Apprenticed to a jeweller, it is not precisely known how Raeburn's attention turned to painting.
Oct 25, 2012 · Sir Henry Raeburn is especially well known in Scotland as the outstanding portrait painter of members of the Scottish Enlightenment, bringing them to life through forceful characterisation, strong lighting and an expressive painterly touch.
May 6, 2022 · Henry Raeburn painted portraits of and for many Scottish owners of enslaved people (see Note 1).