William Yellowlees
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William Yellowlees
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William Yellowlees was a Scottish painter. He came to Edinburgh in 1812, and studied there under William Shiels, the animal painter. He began practice as a portrait painter and soon became popular, winning the sobriquet of "the little Raeburn", partly by the small size, but more by the excellence of his work. He painted in Edinburgh for about fifteen years, and then moved to London, where he met with much success. Prince Albert was among his patrons. He contributed twenty portraits to the Royal
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Scottish painter (1796–1855)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Yellowlees
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2022-05-20T04:33:35Z
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