Mrs. Richard Alexander Oswald (Louisa Johnston, ?born about 1760, died 1797), ca. 1794, Oil on canvas, 48 1/2 x 40 7/8 in. (123.2 x 103.8 cm), Paintings, Sir Henry Raeburn (British, Stockbridge, Scotland 1756–1823 Edinburgh, Scotland), The portrait was painted about a year after the sitter’s marriage in 1793 to Richard Alexander Oswald. In praise of her beauty, the Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote a song, 'O, Wat ye Wha’s in Yon Town
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Mrs, Richard Alexander Oswald, Louisa Johnston, ?born, 1760, died 1797, ca, 1794, Oil, canvas, 48 1/2 x 40 7/8, 123.2 103.8 cm, Paintings, Sir Henry Raeburn, British, Stockbridge, Scotland, 1756–1823, Edinburgh, portrait, painted, year, sitter, marriage, 1793, Alexander, Oswald, praise, beauty, Scottish poet, Robert, Burns, wrote, song, O, Wat ye, Wha, Yon Town
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