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Portrait of Mr. Spottiswood, seated, half-length

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...

Henry Raeburn Self-portrait ca. 1815 oil on canvas National Galleries of Scotland Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823) – Originally apprenticed to a goldsmith in Edinburgh, 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, famous and important people of his day. He was in constant demand and…

The principal sitter is George Drummond (1802–1851), elder son of George Harley Drummond (1783–1855), of whom the Museum owns a portrait also by Raeburn (49