. Celebrated paintings and works of art [electronic resource] . s at the Royal Academy, he waselected an Associate in 1813 and a fellow memberin 1814. He was knighted by George IV on hisvisit to Edinburgh in 1822 and afterwards appointedhis Majestys Limner for Scotland. The character-istics of his art are the wonderful strengthwith which he represented the individuality of hiasitter, and his broad, masterly handling. He isone of the few British artists represented in theLouvre. PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND TWO CHILDREN This pleasing picture shows Raeburn at his bestfull of charm and power. It is an
. Celebrated paintings and works of art [electronic resource] . s at the Royal Academy, he waselected an Associate in 1813 and a fellow memberin 1814. He was knighted by George IV on hisvisit to Edinburgh in 1822 and afterwards appointedhis Majestys Limner for Scotland. The character-istics of his art are the wonderful strengthwith which he represented the individuality of hiasitter, and his broad, masterly handling. He isone of the few British artists represented in theLouvre. PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND TWO CHILDREN This pleasing picture shows Raeburn at his bestfull of charm and power. It is an unnamed por-trait of a pretty lady with two children, paintedin a refined and delicate manner. This picture wasexhibited at the Raeburn Exhibition , 1876, andat the Exposition de portraits de femmes etdenfants, I897. It was the property of the Raeburn family •sold at the Raeburn sale 1877 to the Gomtessede Pourtales. Mentioned in Sir Walter-Armstrongs, SirHenry Raeburn and in the Revue de lArtancien et moderne 1897, I, and the Gazettede Beaux-Arts, 1897, From the Collection of K Gimpel & WilJenstein. JOHN CONSTABLE COTTAGE JOHN CONSTABLE Born in 1776. It was Sir George Beaumontfounder of the National Gallery, who prevailedupon him to come to study art in London. He first took lessons with Farrington, and in1779 he became a pupil of the Royal began by painting religious subjects but soonreturned to his fields and cottages. In 1819 he wasnamed Associate of the Royal Academy. And suc-cess that had been so long in coming was remar-kable after the Paris Salon of 1824 to which hehad sent three pictures. The death of his wife in1828 was a terrible blow to the artist. In 1829 hebecame a Member of the Royal Academy, but henever recovered from his loss and in 1837 wasfound dead in his bed. COTTAGE This picture finished about 1820 represents acottage near Salisbury, that part of the countryhe particulary loved. This is the period at whichhis best work was executed. (The W
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