The Fine Art Society Ltd
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Artworks
  • Artists
  • Exhibitions
  • Viewing Room
  • About
  • Frames
  • Contact
Menu
  • Sir Henry Raeburn RA, Portrait of Dr. Benjamin Bell (1749-1806), c.1791
    Sir Henry Raeburn RA, Portrait of Dr. Benjamin Bell (1749-1806), c.1791

    Sir Henry Raeburn RA 1756-1823

    Portrait of Dr. Benjamin Bell (1749-1806), c.1791
    oil on canvas
    30 x 25 inches

    Further images

    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Sir Henry Raeburn RA, Portrait of Dr. Benjamin Bell (1749-1806), c.1791
    • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Sir Henry Raeburn RA, Portrait of Dr. Benjamin Bell (1749-1806), c.1791

    Provenance

    Christie's, 30 May 1930, lot 106; to Frost and Reed; Ehrich Gallery sale, American Art Association/Anderson Galleries, New York, 2 April 1931, lot 71; where purchased by Mrs M.H. Hill, New York; by whom sold at Parke-Bernet, New York, 26 May 1943, lot 88; where purchased by Julius Weitzner; Gump's Gallery, San Francisco, 1944; T.G.Broullette, New York, October 1954; Ralph M. Rounds, Wichita, 1954; with Sir J.E. Johnston-Ferguson at an unknown date; Sotheby's New York, 20 July 1995, lot 19; Dickinson Roundell, New York, 2008; Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh, 2008; private collection, France

    Literature

    Sir Walter Armstrong, Sir Henry Raeburn (London & New York 1901) pg. 96; James Greig, 'Sir Henry Raeburn, R.A.: his life and works, with a catalogue of his pictures', The Connoisseur (London 1911) pg. 38; David Mackie, Raeburn, Life and Art, PhD Thesis, University of Edinburgh (1993) IV pp. 170-1

  

EDINBURGH

6 Dundas Street

Edinburgh EH3 6HZ

+44(0) 131 557 4050  

edinburgh@thefineartsociety.com

Open Mon to Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 11am - 2pm

LONDON 

Marlborough Court, 25 Carnaby Street

London W1F 7DE 

+44(0) 20 7629 5116

london@thefineartsociety.com

Open Mon to Fri 10am - 6pm

Please make an appointment as, from time to time, the gallery is unmanned. 

Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Twitter, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Join the mailing list
Send an email
Legal
Manage cookies
Copyright © 2023 The Fine Art Society Ltd
Site by Artlogic

The Fine Art Society uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more.

Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences
Close

Join our mailing list

Interests *

Categories *

Signup

* denotes required fields

We will process the personal data you have supplied to communicate with you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.