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Portrait of Sir John Sinclair
1794-95
Oil on canvas, 238 x 154 cm
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
Raeburn, the leading Scottish portrait painter of his period, painted directly on to the canvas without preliminary drawings, and his vigorous, bold handling - sometimes called his 'square touch' - could be extraordinarily effective in conveying the character of rugged Highland chiefs.
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Author: RAEBURN, Sir Henry
Title: Portrait of Sir John Sinclair
Time-line: 1751-1800
School: Scottish
Form: painting