Sir Henry Raeburn (; 4 March 1756 – 8 July 1823) was a Scottish

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. He served as Portrait Painter to King

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in Scotland.

Biography

Raeburn was born the son of a manufacturer in Stockbridge, on the

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: a former village now within the city of

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. 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

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'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

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James Gilliland of Edinburgh, and various pieces of jewellery, mourning rings and the like, adorned with minute drawings on

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by his hand, still exist. When the medical student

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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. Soon he took to the production of carefully finished

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s; 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

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, 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. ''George Chalmers'' (1776; Dunfermline Town Hall) is his earliest known portrait. In 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

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, the president of the

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, who advised him on what to study in Rome, especially recommending the works of

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, and gave Raeburn letters of introduction for Italy. In Rome he met his fellow Scot

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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. Examples of his earlier portraiture include a bust of Mrs Johnstone of Baldovie and a three-quarter-length of Dr

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: works which, if somewhat timid and tentative in handling and not as confident as his later work, nevertheless have delicacy and character. The portraits of John Clerk, Lord Eldin, and of Principal Hill of St Andrews belong to a later period. Raeburn was fortunate in the time in which he practised portraiture. Sir Walter Scott,

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, Henry Mackenzie, Lord Woodhouselee, William Robertson, John Home, Robert Fergusson, and

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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

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, 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.David Wilson, '‘Chantrey's solar face': An intriguing mystery about Raeburn's portraits of a great sculptor', ''The British Art Journal'', Vol. XIV, No. 3 013/14 pp. 45–57. It 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. Although he, personally, may have lost advantages resulting from closer association with the leaders of

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, and from contact with a wider public,

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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." In 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

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. On 29 August 1822 he received a

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during the visit of King George IV to Scotland and appointed His Majesty's

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for Scotland at

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. He died in Edinburgh not long after on 8 July 1823. Raeburn had all the essential qualities of a popular and successful portrait painter. He was able to produce a telling and forcible likeness; his work is distinguished by powerful characterisation, stark realism, dramatic and unusual lighting effects, and swift and broad handling of the most resolute sort. David Wilkie recorded that, while travelling in Spain and studying the works of

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, the brushwork reminded him constantly of the "square touch" of Raeburn. Scottish physician and writer John Brown wrote that Raeburn "never fails in giving a likeness at once vivid, unmistakable and pleasing. He paints the truth, and he paints it with love".Coltman, 295 Raeburn has been described as a "famously intuitive" portrait painter. Many of his portraits say something of his subjects and their interests. One wonders at his choice to paint Harley Drummond's horse with its rear-end facing the viewer, the proud-looking Mr. Drummond standing next to the horse's rump. Henry Raeburn most definitely had a Scotsman's intuitive sense of righteous humor. He was unusual amongst many of his contemporaries, such as Reynolds, in the extent of his philosophy of painting directly from life; he made no preliminary sketches. This attitude partly explains the often coarse modelling and clashing colour combinations he employed, in contrast to the more refined style of

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and Reynolds. However these qualities and those mentioned above anticipate many of the later developments in painting of the 19th century from

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. Sir Henry Raeburn died in St Bernard's House,

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. He is buried in St. Cuthbert's churchyard against the east wall (the monument erected by Raeburn in advance) but also has a secondary memorial in the

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. His studio on York Place was taken over by the artist Colvin Smith.

Subjects

Raeburn made more than a thousand paintings spanning 50 years. His subjects include: *Rev Robert Dickson *Sir George Abercromby, 4th Baronet *Countess of Aboyne, (Lady Mary Douglas, daughter of James, fourteenth Earl of Morton) *Dr Alexander Adam *Robert Adam *Mrs Robert Adam * Archibald Alison * Alexander Allan *David Anderson * Sir David Baird *Mrs Henry Balfour (Jane Elliot) *Lady Belhaven *Mrs George Bell *Mrs E Bethune *The Binning children *

*Mrs Irvine J Boswell *Helen Boyle *Andrew Buchanon *John Campbell of John Campbell Snr & Co. *

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*Mrs Alexander Campbell of Possil *Sir Duncan Campbell, Scots Guards *Master John Campbell of Saddell *Rev.

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*Alexander Carre of Cavers *Master Cathcart *Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey *Charles Christie *Miss Jean Christie * John Clerk, Lord Eldin *Mrs Jean Cockburn Ross *Jacobina Copland *

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*James Cruikshank *Mrs James Cruikshank *John Cuninghame of Craigends *Mrs Alexander Dirom, (Anne Fotheringham) *Lady Harriet Don, with her son *Lord Douglas (Earl of Home), as a student *Elizabeth Douglas of Brigton (née Graham) *Margaret Douglas, of Brigton, afterwards Mrs. Hunter, of Burnside *Rev. Robert Douglas, D.D., of Galashiels; died 1820 *Harley Drummond *The Drummond children * George Duff *

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* Norwich Duff *

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* Thomas Elder (Lord Provost of Edinburgh) *Lady Elibank *William Fairlie *Archibald Farquharson of

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* Robert Fergusson and his brother Lieutenant-General Sir Ronald Fergusson, "The Archers" (

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) * William Forbes of Callendar (1756–1823), coppersmith and landowner *Mrs Gevine *Eleanor Margaret Gibson-Carmichael *

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*William Glendonwyn *Mrs Glendowyn and her daughter Mary *

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*John Gray of Carntyne *Mrs James Gregory (Isabella McLeod) *Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton (1757–1816), writer and educationalist *Major James Lee Harvey, Gordon Highlanders *

Thomas Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull Thomas Robert Hay-Drummond, 11th Earl of Kinnoull (5 April 1785 – 18 February 1866), styled Viscount Dupplin between 1787 and 1804, was a Scottish peer. His titles were Earl of Kinnoull, Viscount Dupplin and Lord Hay of Kinfauns in the Peerage ...

*Captain Hay of Spot *Mrs Andrew Hay (Elizabeth Robinson) *Mrs Alexander Henderson * Principal George Hill of

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*Mrs George Hill * John Home * Charles Hope-Weir * Hugh Hope *

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, physician and chemist * Francis Horner, political economist *Dr

, geologist *Captain Charles Inglis, naval officer *Sir Patrick Inglis, 5th Baronet of Sunnyside *John Jameson, founder of

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, and his wife Margaret Haig *

Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey (23 October 1773 – 26 January 1850) was a Scottish judge and literary critic. Life He was born at 7 Charles Street near Potterow in south Edinburgh, the son of George Jeffrey, a clerk in the Court of Sessio ...

*John Johnstone, Betty Johnstone and Miss Wedderburn *Mrs Johnston of Straiton *Mrs Johnstone of Baldovie *Dr Colin Lauder (1750–1831), FRCS, & Burgess of Edinburgh *Zepherina Loughnan, Mrs Henry Veitch of Eliock *William Macdonald of St Martin's *Colonel Alexander Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry (1771–1828) *Allan MacDougall WS of Gallanach and Hayfield *

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*Mrs George Mackay of Bighouse (Louisa Campbell) * Henry Mackenzie *Francis MacNab, The MacNab *

Robert McQueen, Lord Braxfield Robert McQueen, Lord Braxfield (4 May 1722 – 30 May 1799) was a Scottish advocate and judge. Life McQueen was born at Braxfield House near Lanark on 4 May 1722, son of John McQueen. He studied law at Edinburgh University and was admitted to ...

(1722–1799), Lord Justice-Clerk 1798 *George Malcolm *Mrs Malcolm *Mrs Hugh Smyth Mercer (née Wilson) *Captain Patrick Miller * Robert Scott Moncrieff * Alexander Monro * Sir James Montgomery, 2nd Baronet of Stanhope *Thomas Mure of Warriston *Sir William Nairne, Lord Dunsinane, 5th Baronet of Nairne *Sir William Napier, Baronet *Lord Newton *Rev. Principal Nicoll, D.D. *Mrs George Paterson of Huntly Castle *Mrs James Paterson *The Patterson children *

John Playfair John Playfair FRSE, FRS (10 March 1748 – 20 July 1819) was a Church of Scotland minister, remembered as a scientist and mathematician, and a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He is best known for his book ''Illu ...

*Henry Raeburn *Lady Raeburn *Miss Davidson Reid *

John Rennie the Elder John Rennie (7 June 1761 – 4 October 1821) was a Scottish civil engineer who designed many bridges, canals, docks and warehouses, and a pioneer in the use of structural cast-iron. Early years John Rennie was born near Phantassie in Haddin ...

, engineer *Professor William Richardson * William Robertson * Adam Rolland of Gask *

Daniel Rutherford Daniel Rutherford (3 November 1749 – 15 November 1819) was a Scottish physician, chemist and botanist who is known for the isolation of nitrogen in 1772. Life Rutherford was born on 3 November 1749, the son of Anne Mackay and Professor J ...

*Colonel Francis James Scott *Sir

*Alexander Shaw *Mrs Simpson *

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*Dr. Nathaniel Spens *Andrew Spottiswoode *

*Mrs Anne Stewart *Lieutenant General William Stuart (1778–1837) * John Swinton, Lord Swinton *John Tait and his grandson *John Tait of Harvieston *Rev John Thomson (1778–1840) of Duddingston *Eliza Tod of Drygrange (née Pringle) *Lady Anne Torphicen *Captain Willian Tytler *Miss Eleanor Urquhart *James Usher of Toftfield * Robert Walker (1755–1808) Skating on Duddingston Loch *Dr Wardrop of Torbane Hill *Sir Henry Moncrieff Wellwood *

Hugh William Williams Hugh William Williams FRSE (1773– 19 June 1829), known as "Grecian Williams," was a Scottish landscape painter. He spent almost all of his life in Scotland. Life The early years in the life of the watercolour painter Hugh Williams remain som ...

* Lord Woodhouselee *Dr Rev David Johnston (1934 - 1824) Founder of Edinburgh Asylum for the Industrious Blind (now Royal Blind)

Gallery

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'' (1822), Scottish National Gallery

Notes

Bibliography

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''Masters in Art''
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to Raeburn'', in Parker, Geoffrey (ed.), ''

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'' No. 17, Summer 1984, pp. 25 – 29, * * *
Coltman, Viccy, Stephen Lloyd, ''Henry Raeburn: Context, Reception and Reputation'', Edinburgh University Press, 2012, 352 p.

External links

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