Alexander Murray, 8th Baron Elibank

between 1800 and 1820

Henry Raeburn Scottish, 1756-1823

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Title Alexander Murray, 8th Baron Elibank

Artwork Date between 1800 and 1820

Artist Henry Raeburn

Life Dates 1756-1823

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Scottish

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Unknown

Medium Oil on canvas

Dimensions 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)

Classification Paintings

Department European Painting

Credit Gift of Edward F. Fisher

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 60.213

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Provenance

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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Credit Line for Reproduction

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.