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Alexander Murray, 8th Baron Elibank

Henry Raeburn Scottish, 1756-1823
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Alexander Murray, 8th Baron Elibank

between 1800 and 1820

Henry Raeburn

1756-1823

Scottish

Unknown

Oil on canvas

Unframed: 35 1/2 × 27 5/8 inches (90.2 × 70.2 cm) Framed: 43 3/4 × 36 × 3 1/8 inches (111.1 × 91.4 × 7.9 cm)

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European Painting

Gift of Edward F. Fisher

60.213

Public Domain

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collection of Edward F. Fisher (Detroit, Michigan, USA);
1960-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Published References

Richardson, E.P. "Raeburn's Portrait of Alexander Murray," Bulletin of the DIA 41, no. 3 (1962): pp. 44-45, (repr.).

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Henry Raeburn, Alexander Murray, 8th Baron Elibank, between 1800 and 1820, oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Edward F. Fisher, 60.213.

Alexander Murray, 8th Baron Elibank
Alexander Murray, 8th Baron Elibank