David Martin
Lilias Seton, Lady Steuart of Allanton (died 1821)
About this artwork
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title:Lilias Seton, Lady Steuart of Allanton (died 1821)
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accession number:NG 1718
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:Dated 1789
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measurements:125.70 x 100.50 cm
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credit line:Presented by Sir Douglas Seton-Steuart 1928
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
David Martin
David Martin
David Martin was born in Anstruther, Fife, the son of a schoolmaster. He trained under Allan Ramsay, working in his fellow Scot's London studio from about 1752. In 1755 he joined Ramsay in Rome and probably returned with him to London in 1757, working as his chief assistant,…