Sir George Chalmers
William Blakeney, Lord Blakeney, 1672 - 1761. The defender of Minorca
About this artwork
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artist:Sir George Chalmers (1718 - 1791) Scottish
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title:William Blakeney, Lord Blakeney, 1672 - 1761. The defender of Minorca
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date created:1756
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:35.60 x 30.60 cm; Framed: 45.72 x 40.64 x 5.71 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by W.F. Watson 1886
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accession number:PG 315
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Sir George Chalmers
Sir George Chalmers
Chalmers was born in Edinburgh, the son of a herald painter to the Lyon court. He worked as a heraldic painter and engraver, which influenced the linear quality of his work, as well as studying with Allan Ramsay. After spending time in Florence and Minorca in 1751, due to his Jacobite sympathies,...
