William Yellowlees

William Yellowlees (1796 in Mellerstain – 1855 in London) was a Scottish 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.

This self-portrait was identified by a descendant of William Yellowlees, Scottish psychiatrist and musician Alexander John Yellowlees, in the 1970s whilst attending medical school in Edinburgh.

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