{"title":"Raeburn, Henry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSir Henry Raeburn RA RSA FRSE (1756-1823)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Scottish portrait painter. He served as Portrait Painter to King George IV in Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaeburn was born the son of a manufacturer in Stockbridge, on the Water of Leith: a former village now within the city of Edinburgh. He had an older brother, born in 1744, called William Raeburn. His ancestors were believed to have been soldiers and may have taken the name \"Raeburn\" from a hill farm in Annandale, held by Sir Walter Scott's family. Orphaned, he was supported by William and placed in Heriot's Hospital, where he received an education. At the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to the goldsmith James Gilliland of Edinburgh, and various pieces of jewellery, mourning rings and the like, adorned with minute drawings on ivory by his hand, still exist. When the medical student Charles Darwin died in 1778, his friend and professor Andrew Duncan took a lock of his student's hair to the jeweller whose apprentice, Raeburn, made a memorial locket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoon he took to the production of carefully finished portrait miniatures. Meeting with success and patronage, he extended his practice to oil painting, at which he was self-taught. Gilliland watched the progress of his pupil with interest and introduced him to David Martin, who had been the favourite assistant of Allan Ramsay, and was now the leading portrait painter in Edinburgh. Raeburn was especially aided by the loan of portraits to copy. Soon he had gained sufficient skill to make him decide to devote himself exclusively to painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his early twenties, Raeburn was asked to paint the portrait of a young lady he had noticed when he was sketching from nature in the fields. Ann was the daughter of Peter Edgar of Bridgelands, and widow of Count James Leslie of Deanhaugh. Fascinated by the handsome and intellectual young artist, she became his wife within a month, bringing him an ample fortune. The acquisition of wealth did not affect his enthusiasm or his industry, but spurred him on to acquire a thorough knowledge of his craft. It was usual for artists to visit Italy, and Raeburn set off with his wife. In London he was kindly received by Sir Joshua Reynolds, the president of the Royal Academy, who advised him on what to study in Rome, especially recommending the works of Michelangelo, and gave Raeburn letters of introduction for Italy. In Rome he met his fellow Scot Gavin Hamilton, Pompeo Batoni and James Byres, an antique dealer whose advice proved particularly useful, especially the recommendation that \"he should never copy an object from memory, but, from the principal figure to the minutest accessory, have it placed before him.\" After two years of study in Italy he returned to Edinburgh in 1787, and began a successful career as a portrait painter. In that year he executed a seated portrait of the second Lord President Robert Dundas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaeburn was fortunate in the time in which he practised portraiture. Sir Walter Scott, Hugh Blair, Henry Mackenzie, Lord Woodhouselee, William Robertson, John Home, Robert Fergusson, and Dugald Stewart were resident in Edinburgh, and were all painted by Raeburn. Mature works include his own portrait and that of Sir Henry Moncrieff Wellwood, a bust of Dr Wardrop of Torbane Hill, two full-lengths of Adam Rolland of Gask, the remarkable paintings of Lord Newton and Dr Alexander Adam in the National Gallery of Scotland, and that of William Macdonald of St Martin's. Apart from himself, Raeburn painted only two artists, one of whom was Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey, the most important and famous British sculptor of the first half of the 19th century. It has recently been revealed that Raeburn and Chantrey were close friends and that Raeburn took exceptional care over the execution of his portrait of the sculptor, one of the painter's mature bust-length masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was commonly believed that Raeburn was less successful in painting female portraits, but the exquisite full-length of his wife, the smaller likeness of Mrs R. Scott Moncrieff in the National Gallery of Scotland, and that of Mrs Robert Bell, and others, argue against this. Raeburn spent his life in Edinburgh, rarely visiting London, and then only for brief periods, thus preserving his individuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough he personally may have lost advantages resulting from closer association with the leaders of English art, and from contact with a wider public, Scottish art gained much from his disinclination to leave his native land. He became the acknowledged chief of the school which was growing up in Scotland during the early 19th century, and his example and influence at a critical period were of major importance. So varied were his other interests that sitters used to say of him, \"You would never take him for a painter till he seizes the brush and palette.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1812 he was elected president of the Society of Artists in Edinburgh; and in 1814 associate, and in the following year full member, of the Royal Scottish Academy. On 29 August 1822 he received a knighthood during the visit of King George IV to Scotland and appointed His Majesty's limner for Scotland at Hopetoun House. He died in Edinburgh not long after on 8 July 1823.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"raeburn-henry-1756-1823-henry-raeburn-inglis-boy-and-rabbit-1815","title":"Raeburn, Henry (1756-1823) - Henry Raeburn Inglis, Boy and rabbit 1815","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sitter in this portrait by Scottish artist Henry Raeburn is Henry Raeburn Inglis, who was the son of Raeburn’s stepdaughter and a great favourite with the painter. He is shown placing a protective arm around his pet rabbit as he feeds it dandelion leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 4116 pixels wide by 5298 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis image also features in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/products\/henry-raeburn-60-high-resolution-images\" title=\"Henry Raeburn 60-image collection\"\u003eHenry Raeburn 60-image collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/raeburn-henry\" title=\"Henry Raeburn\"\u003eHenry Raeburn\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51473539760458,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Raeburn_Henry_1756-1823_-HenryRaeburnInglis_Boyandrabbit1815_main.jpg?v=1754660301"},{"product_id":"raeburn-henry-1756-1823-john-crichton-stuart-2nd-marquis-of-bute-1793-1848-c1820","title":"Raeburn, Henry (1756-1823) - John Crichton Stuart, 2nd Marquis of Bute 1793-1848 c1820","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis portrait by Scottish artist Henry Raeburn is of John Crichton Stuart, the 2nd Marquis of Bute (1793-1848), who is seen here wearing a tartan cape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 3896 pixels wide by 6312 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis image also features in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/products\/henry-raeburn-60-high-resolution-images\" title=\"Henry Raeburn 60-image collection\"\u003eHenry Raeburn 60-image collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/raeburn-henry\" title=\"Henry Raeburn\"\u003eHenry Raeburn\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51473609621834,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Raeburn_Henry_1756-1823_-JohnCrichtonStuart_2ndMarquisofBute1793-1848_main.jpg?v=1754660301"},{"product_id":"raeburn-henry-1756-1823-rev-robert-walker-skating-on-duddingston-loch-1790s","title":"Raeburn, Henry (1756-1823) - Rev Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch 1790s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch, or The Skating Minister, is a late 18th-century oil painting by Henry Raeburn, now in the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh. Because the painting was passed down through the subject's family, it was practically unknown until 1949, but has since become one of Scotland's best-known paintings. It is considered an icon of Scottish culture, painted during the Scottish Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image in JPEG format that is 600dpi and 4662 pixels wide by 5535 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA smaller version of this image also features in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/products\/henry-raeburn-60-high-resolution-images\" title=\"Henry Raeburn 60-image collection\"\u003eHenry Raeburn 60-image collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/raeburn-henry\" title=\"Henry Raeburn\"\u003eHenry Raeburn\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51473667916106,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Raeburn_Henry_1756-1823_-RevRobertWalkerSkatingonDuddingstonLoch_main.jpg?v=1754660300"},{"product_id":"henry-raeburn-60-high-resolution-images","title":"Henry Raeburn 60 High Resolution Images","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenry Raeburn, a prominent Scottish portrait painter, beautifully captures the essence of his subjects through the vibrant use of colour and texture. His works often feature figures in traditional tartan, embodying the spirit of Scotland's rich heritage. The collection also features several images featuring people playing musical instruments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download features 60 hi-res images, in jpeg format, by the Scottish artist Henry Raeburn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe images are all 600dpi and range in size from 3032 pixels wide\/tall to 7770 pixels wide\/tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick on the link above to see a full list of the images included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pictures are out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use them in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSir Henry Raeburn RA RSA FRSE (1756-1823)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Scottish portrait painter. He served as Portrait Painter to King George IV in Scotland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaeburn was born the son of a manufacturer in Stockbridge, on the Water of Leith: a former village now within the city of Edinburgh. He had an older brother, born in 1744, called William Raeburn. His ancestors were believed to have been soldiers and may have taken the name \"Raeburn\" from a hill farm in Annandale, held by Sir Walter Scott's family. Orphaned, he was supported by William and placed in Heriot's Hospital, where he received an education. At the age of fifteen he was apprenticed to the goldsmith James Gilliland of Edinburgh, and various pieces of jewellery, mourning rings and the like, adorned with minute drawings on ivory by his hand, still exist. When the medical student Charles Darwin died in 1778, his friend and professor Andrew Duncan took a lock of his student's hair to the jeweller whose apprentice, Raeburn, made a memorial locket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoon he took to the production of carefully finished portrait miniatures. Meeting with success and patronage, he extended his practice to oil painting, at which he was self-taught. Gilliland watched the progress of his pupil with interest and introduced him to David Martin, who had been the favourite assistant of Allan Ramsay, and was now the leading portrait painter in Edinburgh. Raeburn was especially aided by the loan of portraits to copy. Soon he had gained sufficient skill to make him decide to devote himself exclusively to painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his early twenties, Raeburn was asked to paint the portrait of a young lady he had noticed when he was sketching from nature in the fields. Ann was the daughter of Peter Edgar of Bridgelands, and widow of Count James Leslie of Deanhaugh. Fascinated by the handsome and intellectual young artist, she became his wife within a month, bringing him an ample fortune. The acquisition of wealth did not affect his enthusiasm or his industry, but spurred him on to acquire a thorough knowledge of his craft. It was usual for artists to visit Italy, and Raeburn set off with his wife. In London he was kindly received by Sir Joshua Reynolds, the president of the Royal Academy, who advised him on what to study in Rome, especially recommending the works of Michelangelo, and gave Raeburn letters of introduction for Italy. In Rome he met his fellow Scot Gavin Hamilton, Pompeo Batoni and James Byres, an antique dealer whose advice proved particularly useful, especially the recommendation that \"he should never copy an object from memory, but, from the principal figure to the minutest accessory, have it placed before him.\" After two years of study in Italy he returned to Edinburgh in 1787, and began a successful career as a portrait painter. In that year he executed a seated portrait of the second Lord President Robert Dundas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaeburn was fortunate in the time in which he practised portraiture. Sir Walter Scott, Hugh Blair, Henry Mackenzie, Lord Woodhouselee, William Robertson, John Home, Robert Fergusson, and Dugald Stewart were resident in Edinburgh, and were all painted by Raeburn. Mature works include his own portrait and that of Sir Henry Moncrieff Wellwood, a bust of Dr Wardrop of Torbane Hill, two full-lengths of Adam Rolland of Gask, the remarkable paintings of Lord Newton and Dr Alexander Adam in the National Gallery of Scotland, and that of William Macdonald of St Martin's. Apart from himself, Raeburn painted only two artists, one of whom was Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey, the most important and famous British sculptor of the first half of the 19th century. It has recently been revealed that Raeburn and Chantrey were close friends and that Raeburn took exceptional care over the execution of his portrait of the sculptor, one of the painter's mature bust-length masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was commonly believed that Raeburn was less successful in painting female portraits, but the exquisite full-length of his wife, the smaller likeness of Mrs R. Scott Moncrieff in the National Gallery of Scotland, and that of Mrs Robert Bell, and others, argue against this. Raeburn spent his life in Edinburgh, rarely visiting London, and then only for brief periods, thus preserving his individuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough he personally may have lost advantages resulting from closer association with the leaders of English art, and from contact with a wider public, Scottish art gained much from his disinclination to leave his native land. He became the acknowledged chief of the school which was growing up in Scotland during the early 19th century, and his example and influence at a critical period were of major importance. So varied were his other interests that sitters used to say of him, \"You would never take him for a painter till he seizes the brush and palette.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1812 he was elected president of the Society of Artists in Edinburgh; and in 1814 associate, and in the following year full member, of the Royal Scottish Academy. On 29 August 1822 he received a knighthood during the visit of King George IV to Scotland and appointed His Majesty's limner for Scotland at Hopetoun House. 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