Sir Henry Raeburn
Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel William Shirriff, H.E.I.C.S. (1759/1760-1802)

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Artist Sir Henry Raeburn(Scottish, 1756–1823)Scottish, 1756–1823

CultureBritish

Titles

Portrait of Lieutenant Colonel William Shirriff, H.E.I.C.S. (1759/1760-1802)

Datec. 1800

PlaceEngland

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsImage: 95 1/2 × 59 3/4 inches (242.6 × 151.8 cm)

Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston

Object numberBF.1986.15

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

218 Blaffer Galleries

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Department

Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenancePresumably painted for Lieutenant Colonel William Shirriff; his daughter, Mrs. Gillespie; her son, James D. Gillespie, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., 1876; his widow, 1910; [David Croal Thomson, London, 1925]; Lord Brocket, Bramshill Park, Hampshire, England; [his sale, Sotheby’s, London, July 16, 1952, lot 87]; [Leger Galleries, London, 1952]; [Leggatt Galleries, London, 1954]; private collection, United States; [Leger Galleries, London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1986.

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