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Allan Ramsay war ein schottischer Porträtmaler. Er ist der älteste Sohn des Schriftstellers Allan Ramsay.
Allan Ramsay (13 October 1713 – 10 August 1784) was a prominent Scottish portrait-painter.
- Portraiture
- Scottish
- Classicism
Allan Ramsay (* 13. Oktober 1713 in Edinburgh; † 10. August 1784 in Dover) war ein schottischer Porträtmaler. Er ist der älteste Sohn des Schriftstellers Allan Ramsey.
- British
- August 10, 1784
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
3. Apr. 2024 · Allan Ramsay was a Scottish poet and literary antiquary who maintained national poetic traditions by writing Scots poetry and by preserving the work of earlier Scottish poets at a time when most Scottish writers had been Anglicized. He was admired by Robert Burns as a pioneer in the use of Scots in.
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Learn about the life and works of Allan Ramsay, a prominent Scottish artist who painted royal portraits and traveled to Italy. See his 45 artworks, related artists and Wikipedia article.
- British
- October 13, 1713
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- August 10, 1784
Allan Ramsay was a prominent Scottish portrait-painter of the Enlightenment. He studied in London and Italy, and worked for the court of George III. He was a correspondent of Voltaire and Rousseau, and a writer of poetry and essays. He died in 1784 at Dover.
Description. Ramsay had already painted the George III as Prince of Wales in 1758 for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, George III’s tutor and mentor. The success of that portrait led to Ramsay painting the State Portrait of George III and Queen Charlotte in coronation robes (RCIN 405307 and 405308) amongst other prestigious royal commissions.
