Allan Ramsay
Margaret Lindsay, Mrs Allan Ramsay, c 1726 - 1782. Wife of the artist
About this artwork
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title:Margaret Lindsay, Mrs Allan Ramsay, c 1726 - 1782. Wife of the artist
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accession number:PG 1104
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materials:Chalk on paper
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date created:Unknown
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measurements:40.00 x 26.70 cm (framed: 64.77 x 52.70 x 8.89 cm)
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credit line:Given by A.W. Inglis 1929
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
Allan Ramsay
Allan Ramsay
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…
