Gavin Hamilton
Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton (later Duchess of Argyll), 1733 - 1790. Famous beauty
About this artwork
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artist:Gavin HamiltonScottish (1723 - 1798)
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title:Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton (later Duchess of Argyll), 1733 - 1790. Famous beauty
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date created:After 1752
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:67.30 x 55.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1913
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accession number:PG 814
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Gavin Hamilton
Gavin Hamilton
Hamilton was born in Lanarkshire and educated at Glasgow University. He travelled to Rome in 1748 to study painting under Agostino Masucci. He returned to London in 1751 but decided to settle permanently in Italy in 1756 and was to remain there for the rest of his life. Hamilton's huge...
