Henry Keyworth Raine

Henry Keyworth Raine (1872–1934) was a British portraitist.

Self-portrait (as Diogenes) by Henry Keyworth Raine

Life

Born in York, he was the son of the Reverend James Raine and Ann Jane Keyworth; and the great nephew of William Powell Frith,[1]

In 1895, according to a newspaper report in the York Herald, Raine was commissioned to paint the portrait of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, the sixth child of Queen Victoria, at Kensington Palace.[2] Raine, on his own account, began painting portraits by candlelight in 1897.[3] In 1901, a portrait of Francis Foljambe by Raine, and a self-portrait, were hanging at Osberton Hall.[4]

Raine was described in newspapers as "The cellar artist".[5] Stories about his method of painting in the dark were printed. The techniques he employed in his underground studio off Hanover Square, Westminster were stated to be an effort to recreate the style and results of artists he admired, such as Titian, Rembrandt and Velazquez.[6] Painting by candlelight, using only three colours on his palette and using special black canvas, Raine was able to complete a portrait in five hours, meaning the sitter would only need to visit his studio on one occasion.[7] A newspaper report of 1904 stated that he never exhibited, and had painted portraits of Henry Edwyn King-Tenison, 9th Earl of Kingston and Charles Innes-Ker.[8]

York Art Gallery contains examples of his work.[9]

References
  1. "Re: William Powell Frith". Genforum.genealogy.com. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. York Herald. 16 December 1895. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Grundy, C. Reginald, ed. (1917). "The Connoisseur". Internet Archive. London. p. 118. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  4. "Nottinghamshire history > Articles > Articles form the Transactions of the Thoroton Society > Notes on Osberton, Scofton, Rayton, Bilby, Hodsock, Fleecethorpe etc (1901)". Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  5. "09 Dec 1905 - The Sydney Morning Herald - p14". Nla.gov.au. 9 December 1905. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. "03 Feb 1920 - ARTIST PAINTS BY CANDLE LIGHT". Western Argus. Trove.nla.gov.au. 3 February 1920. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. "The Minneapolis journal. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, May 13, 1906, Part II, Editorial Section, Page 8, Image 20 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress". Chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. 13 May 1906. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  8. "London St James Gazette, Tuesday, May 10, 1904, Page 7". Newspaperarchive.com. 10 May 1904. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  9. "Henry Keyworth Raine". Art UK.
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