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- Allan Ramsay
- John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, 1705 - 1782. Soldier
- About 1747
- PG 2190
- On Display
- Scottish Art
- Allan Ramsay
- Alexander Monro of Auchenbowie ('Primus'), 1697 - 1767
- PG 2843
- Scottish Art
- Allan Ramsay
- William Grant, Lord Prestongrange, about 1701 - 1764. Judge
- 1751
- PG 1509
- Scottish Art
- Allan Ramsay
- Hew Dalrymple, Lord Drummore, 1690 - 1755. Scottish judge
- 1754
- PG 2800
- On Display
- Scottish Art
- Allan Ramsay
- David Hume, 1711 - 1776. Historian and philosopher
- 1754
- PG 3521
- On Display
- Scottish Art
- Allan Ramsay
- Allan Ramsay, 1713 - 1784. Artist (Self-portrait)
- about 1756
- PG 727
- Scottish Art
- Allan Ramsay
- Mary Digges, Lady Robert Manners (1737 - 1829)
- about 1756
- NG 1523
- Scottish Art
- Allan Ramsay
- The Artist's Wife: Margaret Lindsay of Evelick, c 1726 - 1782
- 1758 - 1760
- NG 430
- On Display
- Scottish Art
- Drawn to Paint
- Allan Ramsay
- A Lady's Left Hand Holding a Rose. Study for the Painting 'The Artist's Wife: Margaret Lindsay of Evelick'
- about 1758 - 1760
- D 2094
- Scottish Art
- Drawn to Paint
![Archibald Campbell [Mac Cailein Mòr], 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1682 - 1761. Statesman](http://www.nationalgalleries.org/media/4/collection/PG 908.jpg)
- Allan Ramsay
- Archibald Campbell [Mac Cailein Mòr], 3rd Duke of Argyll, 1682 - 1761. Statesman
- About 1759
- PG 908
- Scottish Art
Allan Ramsay (Scottish, 1713 - 1784)
Ramsay, named after his father who was a poet, was internationally renowned for his outstanding portraits. He attended the new Academy of St Luke in Edinburgh and then continued his artistic education in Italy. He visited Rome, studying at the French Academy and Naples. British residents commissioned many portraits from him and as soon as he returned to London he established a successful studio. He also returned to Edinburgh regularly. King George III appointed him King's painter. As a gifted conversationalist and writer of essays, Ramsay pursued his scholarly interests when injury to his right arm in 1773 cut short his painting career.
