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Henry Raeburn: Scottish Portrait Painter, Biography
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Henry Raeburn ()
George Street Edinburgh
After two years in Rome, Raeburn and his wife returned and settled in Edinburgh in , opening a studio on George Street, still one of the most fashionable streets in Scotland.
Rome however, appears to have had little effect on Raeburn's artistic development. He had already carved out his own style, a style which relied strongly on chiaroscuro for modelling his figures.
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He maintained this style throughout his career with little change.
Early Paintings
Raeburn's output was prolific. His earliest portrait was that of George Chalmers in (Dunfermline Town Council). He made no preliminary drawings, preferring to work directly onto canvas.
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In contrast to Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough () whose work was characterised by smooth brushstrokes, Raeburn employed more clashing colours and coarse modelling of his figures. To some extent he anticipated the loose brushstroke of the Impressionists.
Some examples of his early portraits