Raeburn,Sir Henry

Raeburn,Sir Henry
Rae·burn (rāʹbərn), Sir Henry. 1756-1823.
British portrait painter whose many subjects included Sir Walter Scott, David Hume, and James Boswell.

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  • Raeburn, Sir Henry — born March 4, 1756, Stockbridge, Scot. died July 8, 1823, Edinburgh Scottish portrait painter. Though apprenticed early to a goldsmith, he lacked formal training as a painter. He worked principally as a miniaturist and evolved a distinctive style …   Universalium

  • RAEBURN, SIR HENRY —    portrait painter, born at Stockbridge, Edinburgh; was educated at George Heriot s Hospital; apprenticed to a goldsmith in the city, and gave early promise of his abilities as an artist; went to Italy; was introduced to Reynolds by the way, and …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • Raeburn, Sir Henry — (4 mar. 1756, Stockbridge, Escocia–8 jul. 1823, Edimburgo). Retratista escocés. De joven fue aprendiz de orfebre, y no tuvo educación formal en pintura. Trabajó principalmente como miniaturista y desarrolló un particular estilo de retrato al óleo …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Henry Raeburn — Selbstportrait von Sir Henry Raeburn, Öl auf Leinwand, um 1820 Sir Henry Raeburn (* 4. März 1756 in Stockbridge bei Edinburgh; † 8. Juli 1823 ebenda) war ein schottischer Porträtmaler der Romantik. Raeburn gilt neben Sir …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • henry — /hen ree/, n., pl. henries, henrys. Elect. the SI unit of inductance, formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a …   Universalium

  • Henry — /hen ree/, n. 1. Joseph, 1797 1878, U.S. physicist. 2. O., pen name of William Sydney Porter. 3. Patrick, 1736 99, American patriot, orator, and statesman. 4. Cape, a cape in SE Virginia at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. 5. Fort. See …   Universalium

  • sir — /serr/, n. 1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. 2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. 3. (cap.) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy …   Universalium

  • Henry — ► sustantivo masculino ELECTRICIDAD Denominación del henrio en la nomenclatura internacional. IRREG. plural henrys * * * henrio o henry (de J. Henry, físico inglés) m. Fís. Unidad de inductancia eléctrica en el Sistema Internacional. * * * …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • henry — ► sustantivo masculino ELECTRICIDAD Denominación del henrio en la nomenclatura internacional. IRREG. plural henrys * * * henrio o henry (de J. Henry, físico inglés) m. Fís. Unidad de inductancia eléctrica en el Sistema Internacional. * * * henry …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Henry Raeburn — Sir Henry Raeburn (4 March, 1756 8 July, 1823) was a Scottish portrait painter.BiographyHe was born the son of a manufacturer in Stockbridge, a former village now within the city of Edinburgh. Orphaned, he was supported by his older brother and… …   Wikipedia

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