Portrait of Master John Campbell of Glensaddell

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Gallery 378, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Portrait of Master John Campbell of Glensaddell

c. 1798

Sir Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756–1823)

John Campbell (1794–1859) was painted twice by Sir Henry Raeburn, one of Scotland’s finest portraitists: here as a boy and later as a young man (John Campbell of Glensaddell, c. 1815, The Collection of John and Mary Ellen Imlay, Jr.). An orphan, Campbell is depicted around age three or four in the customary white frock worn by children of both sexes at the time. His black boots and bonnet suggest a state of mourning, as does his position beside a stone monument, perhaps his parents’ grave. Campbell later became a distinguished Scottish sportsman, particularly renowned as a curler and golfer.

Gallery 378, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Portrait of Master John Campbell of Glensaddell

Date:

c. 1798

Artist:

Sir Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756–1823)

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

49 1/4 x 39 3/8 inches (125.1 x 100 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

The John Howard McFadden Collection, 1928

Accession Number:

M1928-1-24

Geography:

Made in Great Britain, Europe

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Gallery 378, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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