# John Johnstone, Betty Johnstone, and Miss Wedderburn

**Sir Henry Raeburn** (Scottish, 1756–1823)  
c. 1790/1795  
oil on canvas  
overall: 101.5 x 120 cm (39 15/16 x 47 1/4 in.) framed: 119.4 x 138.4 x 6.4 cm (47 x 54 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1945.10.3. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.32580.html).

## About this work

Sir Henry Raeburn painted this in about 1790/1795, aged about 34. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Sir Henry Raeburn](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/sir-henry-raeburn)

Scottish, 1756–1823

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was about 34
- Real size: about 40 × 47 in (102 × 120 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 24 × 36 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 18th century
- Subjects: family, Johnstone, Dame Betty, Johnstone, John, of Alva, Wedderburn, Miss
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86; 24 × 36 in $108
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5

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