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          Sir Henry Raeburn was a leading Scottish portrait painter during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

        1. Raeburn was born at Stockbridge, near Edinburgh, on 4 March , the younger of the two sons of Robert Raeburn and Ann Elder.
        2. Sir Henry Raeburn RA RSA FRSE was a Scottish portrait painter.
        3. Raeburn, Sir Henry (–), portrait painter, was born on 4 March in the village of Stockbridge, now a district of Edinburgh which lies about a.
        4. Sir Henry Raeburn (4 March – 8 July ) was a Scottish portrait painter.

          5. Sir Henry Raeburn RA RSA FRSE was a Scottish portrait painter..

          Henry Raeburn (1756-1823)

           

          George Street Edinburgh

          After two years in Rome, Raeburn and his wife returned and settled in Edinburgh in 1787, opening a studio on George Street, still one of the most fashionable streets in Scotland.

          Rome however, appears to have had little effect on Raeburn's artistic development. He had already carved out his own style, a style which relied strongly on chiaroscuro for modelling his figures. He maintained this style throughout his career with little change.

          Early Paintings

          Raeburn's output was prolific. His earliest portrait was that of George Chalmers in 1776 (Dunfermline Town Council). He made no preliminary drawings, preferring to work directly onto canvas.

          Sir Henry Raeburn (; 4 March – 8 July ) was a Scottish portrait painter.

          In contrast to Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) whose work was characterised by smooth brushstrokes, Raeburn employed more clashing colours and coarse modelling of his figures. To some extent he anticipated the loose brushstroke of the Impressionists.

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