Sir Henry Raeburn & James Tassie
Sir Henry Raeburn, 1756 - 1823. Portrait painter
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About this artwork
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title:Sir Henry Raeburn, 1756 - 1823. Portrait painter
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accession number:PG 936
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materials:Paste
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date created:Dated 1792
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measurements:Height: 7.60 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1922
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
Sir Henry Raeburn
James Tassie
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,…
James Tassie
Tassie was born in Pollokshaws, Glasgow. He trained first as a stone mason and then attended the Foulis Academy in Glasgow. Tassie moved to Dublin in 1763, where he learned how to make imitations of antique cameos. He invented a formula for a type of glass paste which he used…
