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Portrait #589
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Subject/Title:
| Nicol, Reverend Francis, D. D. |
| Artist: | Raeburn, Sir Henry 1756-1823 |
| Date Created: | 1810 |
| Owner/Location: | Private Collection |
| Frame Dimensions: | 36.5 X 32 |
| Image Dimensions: | 28 X 23 |
| Materials/Media: | oil
on canvas |
| Date Documented: | 11/18/2004 |
| Condition: | Excellent |
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| Description: | Head and shoulders of Rev. Nicol whose hair is gray/white down to ear lobe and smooth across top of his head. Brown eyes - Unusual set of mouth with top lip dipping. He is wearing a dark grey coat with collar open showing same colored tunic. White shirt barely shows above the tunic. His nose is rather prominent and has a slight curve - ruddy cheeks. |
| History of Work: | Sir Henry Raeburn was known as the painter of British Royalty. He also painted the well-known "Boy with a Rabbit." He was Scottish and considered frank and honest. He was knighted by King George IV. |
| Notes: | Principal of United College of St. Andrews
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