… he never fails in giving a likeness, at once vivd, unmistakable, and pleasing. He paints the truth, and he paints it in love.” ~ Dr. John Brown speaking of Sir Henry Raeburn
employed a very limited palette. All one must do is look at a collection of his works and it will be quite obvious that the same few colors appear in every one of his paintings. His colors, which consisted of white, black, vermilion, burnt sienna, raw sienna, and Prussian blue
- Great article about Henry Raeburn’s painting methods
