Henry Raeburn

Biography

Henry Raeburn (1756–1823) was the leading Scottish portrait painter of his time, painting the people of Edinburgh's Enlightenment with bold, direct brushwork. He was knighted by King George IV in 1822.

Paintings in this gallery (1)

The Skating Minister (Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch)

Henry Raeburn · c. 1795

Famous works elsewhere

E. Finley, Esquire 1800
Portrait of Sir Walter Scott 1822
William Fraser of Reelig (1784–1835) 1801
Colonel Alastair Ranaldson Macdonell of Glengarry 1812
Andrew Spottiswoode 1815
Niel Gow, 1727 - 1807. Violinist and composer 1787