Gavin Hamilton (artist)
Gavin Hamilton (1723, Lanarkshire – 4 January 1798, Rome) was a Scottish neoclassical history painter, who is more widely remembered for his searches for antiquities in the neighbourhood of Rome. These roles in combination made him an arbiter of neoclassical taste.
Gavin Hamilton | |
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Gavin Hamilton by Ozias Humphry, 1778, pencil, NGS | |
| Born | Gavin Hamilton 1723 ODNB Murdostoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Died | 4 January 1798 (aged 74–75) Rome, Papal States |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Movement | Neoclassicism, Scottish Enlightenment |
| Relatives | James Hamilton (brother) James Hamilton (nephew) |
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