Raeburn, Sir Henry, 1756-1823 (portrait painter)

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Smith (John Irvine). Notes on Edinburgh. Contains printed material and written correspondence including ephemera, The Scots Magazine, topographical notes by J. Smith, with comments on Edinburgh street numbers and residents. Some material relating to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and Henry Raeburn exhibitions. Some material relating to the McEwan Hall's opening.

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After the death of David Laing, his private library was sold in an auction occupying thirty-one days. His collection of charters and other papers is of national importance and the most distinguished of its kind in any Scottish university. It is an essential source for the 18th century, and a much used one for all periods of Scottish history from the earliest times. The Laing Collection falls into five sections, designated as La.I., La.II., La.III., La.IV., and La.V.

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Letter from Professor Alexander Monro, tertius, London to Joseph Black, dated 24 April 1799. The letter is about James Heath who wishes to engrave Black's portrait from the [Henry] Raeburn painting.

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Lucy Johnstone, Mrs. Oswald of Auchencruive. Stipple engraving. 1843. Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823, Artist; Ryall, Henry Thomas, 1811-1867, Engraver; Blackie & Son, Publisher.

Publisher statement: Published by Blackie & Son, Glasgow.

Published in: Works of Robert Burns (1843).

Scope and Contents 1 Reproduction of portrait by Raeburn (advertisement in Connoisseur, November 1938), with letter of Henry Raeburn to K. Murchison, 2 July 1793. The price of the portait was 18.18s.0d. + frame £3.10s.6d. 4 items. 2 Probate of will. 5 fols, vellum. With Extracts, 3 fols. 3 Five certificates in surgery, midwifery, etc., London, 1771-1772. 4 Matriculation of armorial bearings, Edinburgh, Lyon Office, 16 June 1788, with seal, in...

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Pencil drawing of Sir Henry Raeburn done by Francis Chantrey at W Horners house in Charlotte Square 1818.

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Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Line engraving. 1837. Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823, Artist; Horsburgh, J. (John), 1791-1869, Engraver; Cadell, Robert, 1788-1849, Publisher.

Published in: Lockhart, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott , 2nd edn (1839), vol. IV.

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Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Stipple engraving. 1 August 1820. Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823, Artist; West, J. R., Engraver; Gold and Northhouse, Publisher.

Publisher statement: Published for Gold & Northhouse's London Magazine.

Published in: The London Magazine, August 1820.

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The Revd. Andrew Thomson A. M. Stipple engraving. 1831. Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823, Artist; Freeman, Samuel, 1773-1857, Engraver; Harding, W., Publisher.

Publisher statement: W Harding, Paternoster Row.

Note: With facsimile signature.

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The Rt. Hon. Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville. Stipple engraving. 1831. Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823, Artist; Freeman, Samuel, 1773-1857, Engraver; Fisher, Son & Co., Publisher.

Publisher statement: Fisher, Son & Co. London.

Published in: William Jerdan, National Portrait Gallery of Illustrious and Eminent Personages of the Nineteenth Century (1831).