Sir George Chalmers
Portrait of an Old Lady
About this artwork
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title:Portrait of an Old Lady
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accession number:NG 2113
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:Dated 1769
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measurements:76.20 x 63.50 cm (framed: 90.30 x 78.10 x 5.30 cm)
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credit line:Bequest of Miss Ella R. Christie 1949
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…
