Lot Essay
Raeburn painted several portraits of John Playfair, who was a mathematician, geologist and Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh University
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John L. Reilly, After Sir Henry Raeburn
Portrait of John Playfair, small three-quarter length, in a black Suit, holding spectacles in his right Hand, seated by a Globe in an Interior
signed and inscribed 'John L. Reilly/1897' on the reverse; oil on board, unframed
9½ x 7¼in. (24.1 x 18.5cm.)
Portrait of John Playfair, small three-quarter length, in a black Suit, holding spectacles in his right Hand, seated by a Globe in an Interior
signed and inscribed 'John L. Reilly/1897' on the reverse; oil on board, unframed
9½ x 7¼in. (24.1 x 18.5cm.)