The famous Scottish painter Sir Henry Raeburn died
#onthisday in 1823. We're lucky to have one of his paintings in our museum, so you can guess what we've chosen as today’s
#objectoftheweek! It's a portrait of General Sir James MacDonell (1781-1857), called ‘the bravest man in the British army’ for the part he played in the battle of Waterloo. He was younger brother of the 15th Chief of Glengarry, whose dirk we featured a couple of weeks ago. Raeburn is known for his portraits of leading figures such as Sir Walter Scott, as well as the much-loved ‘Skating Minister’ in the National Galleries of Scotland.
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