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Allan Ramsay (artist)
Scottish portrait painter (1713–1784) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people with the same name, see Allan Ramsay.
Allan Ramsay (13 October 1713 – 10 August 1784) was a prominent Scottish portrait-painter.
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Born | 13 October 1713 (1713-10-13) Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Died | 10 August 1784(1784-08-10) (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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