Sir Henry Raeburn
Professor John Bruce, 1745 - 1826. Historian
About this artwork
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title:Professor John Bruce, 1745 - 1826. Historian
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accession number:PG 1016
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artist:Sir Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823)
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:About 1794
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measurements:125.70 x 100.30 cm
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credit line:Given by Mrs K.A. Hamilton Bruce 1926
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,…
