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Portrait of Hugh Hope
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Henry Raeburn created this likeness of fellow Edinburgh native Hugh Hope before Hope departed for India, where he worked as a civil servant for the renowned East India Company (a British joint-stock company founded in 1600 to trade in the Indian Ocean). This painting hung in the drawing room of Hope’s estate, Pinkie House in Scotland, until 1928. Although greatly influenced by his English predecessor Joshua Reynolds, Raeburn worked in a looser style, more like the work of his younger contemporary Thomas Lawrence. This portrait is painted directly on the canvas without any preliminary drawing, giving it an informal, spontaneous air.
| Artist / Maker | Henry Raeburn |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1810 |
| Culture / Origin | Scotland |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Framed: 94.5 x 82 x 8 cm (37 3/16 x 32 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.); Unframed: 75 x 61 cm (29 1/2 x 24 in.) |
| Department | Modern European Painting and Sculpture |
| Type | Painting |
About the Artist
Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756–1823) Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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