William Robertson (1753–1835), Lord Robertson

William Robertson (1753–1835), Lord Robertson
William Robertson (1753–1835), Lord Robertson

Artist:Sir Henry Raeburn (British, Stockbridge, Scotland 1756–1823 Edinburgh, Scotland)
Date:1805
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:49 1/2 x 39 1/4 in. (125.7 x 99.7 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950

The portrait was painted in July 1805, four months before William Robertson was seated on the Scottish bench with the title Lord Robertson. He wears the wig and robes of a Lord of Session.

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