William Gorton
Sir Henry Raeburn, RA (Stockbridge 1756 – Edinburgh 1823)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1776 - 1823
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
749 x 622 mm (29 1/2 x 24 1/2 in)
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Montacute House, Somerset
NT 597985
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, William Gorton by Sir Henry Raeburn, RA (Stockbridge 1756 – Edinburgh 1823). A half-length portrait of a mature man, turned to left, gazing at spectator, in a grey powdered wig, wearing a black coat with white stock and frilled shirt; red drape forming most of background.
Provenance
Bequest of Captain Kerr; arrived at Montacute on the death of his widow, 26 February 1957
Makers and roles
Sir Henry Raeburn, RA (Stockbridge 1756 – Edinburgh 1823), artist