Sir Henry Raeburn
Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey, 1781 - 1842. Sculptor (verso of PG 601)
About this artwork
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artist:Sir Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823) Scottish
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title:Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey, 1781 - 1842. Sculptor (verso of PG 601)
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date created:Dated 1818
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materials:Camera lucida drawing in pencil on paper
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measurements:21.40 x 29.30 cm
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credit line:Given by Charles Fairfax Murray 1902
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accession number:PG 602
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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,...