Sir Henry Raeburn
George Abercromby of Tullibody, 1705 - 1800
About this artwork
A Clackmannanshire landowner descended from the Aberdeenshire Abercrombys of Birkenbog, George Abercromby trained as an advocate. In 1759 he furthered his family’s social advancement by purchasing the Regius Chair of Public Law at Edinburgh University. ‘Old Tullibody’ himself was the first of three generations of Abercrombys to sit to Raeburn, Scotland’s premier portrait painter at that time.
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artist:Sir Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823) Scottish
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title:George Abercromby of Tullibody, 1705 - 1800
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date created:About 1790 - 1800
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materials:oil on canvas
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measurements:125.70 x 100.50 cm
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credit line:Collection of Allan and Carol Murray on long term loan to the National Galleries of Scotland
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accession number:NGL 002.11
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Sir Henry Raeburn
Sir Henry Raeburn
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. He spent some time in Italy but returned to Edinburgh in 1787 where he began painting portraits of the rich,...
