Sir Henry Raeburn

Sir Henry Raeburn (1756-1823) was a Scottish portrait-painter, born at Stockbridge, Edinburgh. He was educated at George Heriot's Hospital. He was apprenticed to a goldsmith in the city, and gave early promise of his abilities as an artist. He went to Italy, and was introduced to Reynolds by the way, and after two years' absence settled in Edinburgh, and became famous as one of the greatest painters of the day. The portraits he painted included likenesses of all the distinguished Scotsmen of the period, at the head of them Sir Walter Scott. He was knighted by George IV a short time before his death.

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