Allan Ramsay (artist)

Scottish portrait painter (1713-1784)
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Allan Ramsay (13 October 1713 – 10 August 1784), was a Scottish portrait-painter. Allan Ramsay was descended from the lowland Clan Ramsay.[source?]

Allan Ramsay
Allan Ramsay, self-portrait, c.1737–9
Born(1713-10-13)13 October 1713
Died10 August 1784(1784-08-10) (aged 70)
NationalityScottish
EducationLondon (1733-36, under Hans Huyssing, and at the St. Martin's Lane Academy); Rome (1736-9, under Francesco Solimena and Francesco Fernandi).
Known forPortraiture
MovementClassicism
Patron(s)Duncan Forbes,
Duke of Bridgewater,
George III