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Full title Portrait of John Playfair
Artist Sir Henry Raeburn
Artist dates 1756 - 1823
Date made 1811
Medium and support Oil on canvas
Dimensions 126.4 × 100.3 cm
Acquisition credit On loan from the National Portrait Gallery: Purchased 1890
Inventory number L1302
Location Not on display
Image copyright On loan from the National Portrait Gallery: Purchased 1890
Collection Main Collection
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