Professor Dugald Stewart, 1753 - 1828. Philosopher
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One of the last of the great Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, Dugald Stewart was educated at Edinburgh and Glasgow, where he became the most important disciple of Thomas Reid. Stewart started his academic career as professor of mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, a post he shared with his father, and went on to hold the chair of moral philosophy for over thirty years. His teaching was based on the Scottish intellectual tradition of ‘common sense’ philosophy, a belief system that was advocated by his former teacher Reid. An eloquent and influential lecturer and author, Stewart’s reputation attracted students from England, mainland Europe and America. Famous pupils included the founders of the ‘Edinburgh Review’, Francis Horner and Francis Jeffrey, and Sir Walter Scott.
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artist:Sir Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823) Scottish
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title:Professor Dugald Stewart, 1753 - 1828. Philosopher
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date created:About 1810
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:76.20 x 62.20 cm; Framed: 99.30 x 84.30 x 10.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1913
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accession number:PG 821
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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,...