James Joseph Hope Vere of Blackwood
Artist
Henry Raeburn
(British, 1756 – 1823)
Datecirca 1811
CultureBritish
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN396
Raeburn was a fascinating figure who first apprenticed as a goldsmith before moving on to portrait miniatures and eventually oil painting. He chose to base his practice in Scotland, rather than London, and became the official painter to George IV. James Joseph Hope Vere (1785 – 1843) was a Scottish nobleman, and this portrait likely dates from 1811, the year he inherited his valuable family estates, or 1813, the year of his marriage.
On View
On viewLocation
DimensionsFrame: 105 1/4 x 71 3/4 x 5 in. (267.3 x 182.2 x 12.7 cm)- Museum of Art, Gallery 16, Wall South
Image: 94 1/2 x 59 3/4 in. (240 x 151.8 cm)
18th Century
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
after 1655
