Allan Ramsay
(1713-1784), Portrait painterSitter in 3 portraits
Artist associated with 120 portraits
Ramsay completed his training in Rome and Naples. On his return to London in 1738 his only serious competitor was Thomas Hudson, with whom he shared a drapery painter, Joseph van Aken. In 1761 it was Ramsay, not Reynolds, who was appointed Painter to the King. His later portraits are characterised by their soft colours and French elegance. He gave up painting in about 1770 to follow literary pursuits.
Janet (née Wedderburn), Lady Erskine
after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, (circa 1759)
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Janet (née Wedderburn), Lady Erskine
after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, (circa 1759)
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by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, (circa 1759)
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by James Macardell, after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, (circa 1759)
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by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, (circa 1759)
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by James Macardell, after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, (circa 1759)
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by Butler Clowes, published by Thomas Kitchin, after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, (circa 1759)
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after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, (circa 1759)
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by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, (circa 1759)
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by Richard Purcell (H. Fowler, Charles or Philip Corbutt), after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, (circa 1759)
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after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, late 18th century
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Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
by John Faber Jr, after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, 1761
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by William Woollett, after Allan Ramsay
line engraving, (circa 1762-1763)
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by William Woollett, after Allan Ramsay
line engraving, (circa 1762-1763)
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by and published by William Wynne Ryland, after Allan Ramsay
line engraving, published 1762
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by James Macardell, after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, 1762
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by James Macardell, after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, 1762
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by James Macardell, after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, (1762)
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by James Macardell, after Allan Ramsay
mezzotint, 1762
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by William Wynne Ryland, after Allan Ramsay
line engraving, published 1763 (1760)
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