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painting / Mr and Mrs Robert N Campbell of Kailzie

Sir Henry Raeburn, Mr and Mrs Robert N Campbell of Kailzie

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Object type: painting
Title: Mr and Mrs Robert N Campbell of Kailzie
Artist/Maker: Henry Raeburn artist
Culture/School: Scottish
Date: circa 1805
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: framed: 2967 x 2088 x 189 mm;unframed: 2413 mm x 1524 mm
Description: Mr and Mrs Campbell stroll arm in arm in the grounds of their estate of Kailzie at Traquair, Peebles-shire, and are captured as if the artist had just met them.
Raeburn was the most famous Scottish portrait painter of his day. He painted many of Scotland's important people, such as politicians, judges and landowners. His talent lay in his ability to catch character with just a few strokes of paint. His lightness of touch is seen here in the boldly sketched landscape setting. Raeburn was also admired for his use of reflected light. The couple in this picture are romantically swathed in the glow of sunlight.
See also Legacies of Slavery – Robert Nutter Campbell, country gent and slave owner
Credit Line/Donor: Bequeathed by Isabella A H J Campbell, 1917
ID Number: 1594
Location: Kelvingrove Scottish Identity