Portrait of John Rennie

Sir Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823)

Scottish National Portrait Gallery

circa 1810

Waist length portrait of John Rennie FRS (1761-1821), almost full-face, wearing a dark coat; the original of three versions. Rennie was a Scots mechanical engineer.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 76 x 64 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £250 ( Total: £500)
• ArtFunded in: 1957
• Vendor: Mrs W Rennie

Provenance

Sir Richard Temple-Rennie (sitter's grandson); Christie's 1905; Rennie family.

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