Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823) is one of the most universally admired and best loved of all Scottish painters. His work defines the society of which he himself was such a distinguished part. Through his eyes we still see those who graced the social and intellectual world of Scotland in the later years of the Scottish Enlightenment. Redolent of the world which Raeburn painted are the dramatic portraits of judges, like the crotchety Lord Eldin and the eloquent Lord Newton, the writer Sir Walter Scott, and the geologist James ...
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Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823) is one of the most universally admired and best loved of all Scottish painters. His work defines the society of which he himself was such a distinguished part. Through his eyes we still see those who graced the social and intellectual world of Scotland in the later years of the Scottish Enlightenment. Redolent of the world which Raeburn painted are the dramatic portraits of judges, like the crotchety Lord Eldin and the eloquent Lord Newton, the writer Sir Walter Scott, and the geologist James Hutton. But Raeburn had a gentler, more domestic side, as typified by the profound and touching sentiment of the double portrait of Sir John and Lady Clerk of Penicuik and his appealing portraits of children. Together with the portrait of the skating minister Reverend Robert Walker, arguably now one of the most famous paintings in the world, his paintings light up a whole society in a way that is unparalleled.
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Add this copy of Raeburn; the Art of Sir Henry Raeburn 1756-1823 to cart. $47.11, very good condition, Sold by Cornell Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tewkesbury, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1997 by Edinburgh: Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1997.
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First edition (hardback). 4to, 216pp. Illustrated throughout, mainly in colour. Original red cloth, dustwrapper. The book and the dustwrapper are in very good condition. This is the uncommon hardback edition. Published to accompany an exhibition held at the Scottish National Portrait Gellery in 1997. ISBN 0903598760.
Add this copy of Raeburn: the Art of Sir Henry Raeburn 1756-1823 to cart. $85.02, very good condition, Sold by Bookcase rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Carlisle, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1997 by National Galleries of Scotland.
