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Allan Ramsay

Scottish portrait painter (1713-1784)

1713 – 1784

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Studied under

Hans Hysing

Students

Alexander Nasmyth

painter, draftsperson

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Creator of

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King George III in coronation robes
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Subject of

Ramsay, Allan (1713-1784) (DNB00)
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Ramsay, Allan
The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Ramsay, Allan
Allan Ramsay, 1713 - 1784. Artist (Self-portrait)
Allan Ramsay
Ramsay, Allan

Depicted in

Allan Ramsay Monument
Allan Ramsay, 1713 - 1784. Artist (Self-portrait)
Allan Ramsay

Inspired

George III

Spouse of

Margaret Lindsay Ramsay
Anne Bayne

Child of

Allan Ramsay

Allan Ramsay — Allan Ramsay · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

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Born: 2 October 1713, Edinburgh
Died: 10 August 1784, Dover
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Worked in: Edinburgh, London, Italy, London, Rome, Paris, Italy, Italy, Ferney-Voltaire, Naples
Movement: Classicism
Genre: portrait
Field of work: painting
Position held: court painter
Member of: The Select Society
Buried at: East Finchley Cemetery
artist files at: Frick Art Research Library
cause of death: disease
depicted by: Allan Ramsay
described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The American Cyclopædia
different from: Allan Ramsay
end of work period: 1773
family name: Ramsay
father: Allan Ramsay
given name: Allan
has works in the collection: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Auckland Art Gallery, Tate, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Canada, National Galleries Scotland, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, Royal Museums Greenwich, Victoria Memorial, Gosford House, Statens Museum for Kunst
instance of: human
languages spoken, written or signed: English
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: Allan Ramsay
sex or gender: male
spouse: Margaret Lindsay Ramsay, Anne Bayne
start of work period: 1729

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Allan Ramsay (13 October 1713 – 10 August 1784) was a Scottish painter who specialised in portrait painting.

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