Henry raeburn dobson biography
Henry Raeburn Dobson (– 22 May ) also known by his middle name Raeburn Dobson, was a....
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Scottish painter (1901–1985)
Henry Raeburn Dobson (29 May 1901 – 22 May 1985[1]) also known by his middle name Raeburn Dobson, was a Scottish portrait and landscape painter from Edinburgh.
He was active in Edinburgh and Brussels from 1918 until 1980. His father, Henry John Dobson (1858–1928), and his brother, Cowan Dobson (1894–1980), were genre and portrait painters. His portraits are mainly painted in oil, whereas his landscapes are mostly watercolours.
Family History
Henry Raeburn Dobson, a high society portrait painter, was born into a middle-class family with its roots in Kirkcudbright, Scotland.
Henry Raeburn Dobson also known by his middle name Raeburn Dobson, was a Scottish portrait and landscape painter from Edinburgh.
His father, Henry John Dobson (1858–1928),[2] was a Scottish genre and portrait painter from Dalry. Henry Dobson's grandfather, Thomas Dobson, was a wool merchant[3] in the town of Kirkcudbright.
The family believes there was a Dobson wool mill in Dalry, and it is thought this mill may have been owned and operated by Thoma