The Archers

The Archers

Artist: Sir Henry Raeburn (British, 1756 - 1823)

Original Dimensions: 43 1/2" x 48 5/8"

Location: National Gallery of Art, London

About Artwork: (About 1789-90) "‘The Archers’ is one of a small number of outstanding portraits from the early part of Raeburn’s career and was probably painted in about 1789 or 1790, when the subjects were in their late teens. Robert and Ronald Ferguson became members of the Royal Company of Archers in 1792 and 1801 respectively, and the contemporary revival of archery as a fashionable sport appears to have inspired the composition. The two brothers are shown in a striking and complex geometrical arrangement that plays on tonal contrasts. Robert, in wonderfully outlined profile, is lit from the left, while Ronald behind him is shown entirely in shadow, gazing out at the viewer while framed in the tautened bow held by his elder brother. The horizontal arrow precisely divides the canvas in two. The way the figures are arranged resembles a classical sculptural frieze – appropriate to Scotland of the Enlightenment, when a renewed interest in antiquity influenced the thought and aesthetics of the country." - (National Gallery of Art, London)

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