The Sisters (Georgiana and Elizabeth Reay)
Artist
George Watson
(British, 1767-1837, active in Edinburgh)
Datec. 1810
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions60 1/4 x 46 1/4 in. (153 x 117.4 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN395
Initially attributed to Henry Raeburn (1756-1823), this charming double portrait was identified in 1971 as a work of George Watson, a friend and rival of Raeburn, who was ten years his junior. Like Raeburn, Watson was an active professional portraitist in Edinburgh and painted over one hundred portraits. The garden portrait of Elizabeth Anne (born 1794) and Georgina Reay (born 1797) of Killingworth Hall, Northumberland, clearly conveys the strong affection between the two sisters.
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