Allan Ramsay (artist)
Allan Ramsay (13 October 1713 – 10 August 1784) was a prominent Scottish portrait-painter.
Allan Ramsay | |
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Allan Ramsay, self-portrait, c. 1737 (now housed at the National Portrait Gallery in London) | |
| Born | 13 October 1713 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Died | 10 August 1784 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | London (1733–36, under Hans Huyssing, and at the St. Martin's Lane Academy); Rome (1736–9, under Francesco Solimena and Francesco Fernandi) |
| Known for | Portraiture |
| Movement | Classicism |
| Patron(s) | Duncan Forbes, Duke of Bridgewater, George III |
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