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The MacNab, oil on canvas by Henry Raeburn, c. 1803–13; in the collection of John Dewar and Sons, Ltd.
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The MacNab

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  • Raeburn, Henry
    In Sir Henry Raeburn

    1794–95), which foreshadowed The MacNab (c. 1803–13), in which tonalities became darker and lighting more contrasted. In 1812 he was elected president of the Edinburgh Society of Artists, becoming a Royal Academician in 1815. He was knighted in 1822 and shortly thereafter was appointed His Majesty’s Limner for Scotland.

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