About this artwork
This is one of Ramsay's finest male portraits and celebrates a prominent figure in the brilliant intellectual life of Edinburgh during the Enlightenment. The distinguished judge is seated informally resting one arm on the table. Ramsay used light and shadow to provide a convincing likeness but also to enliven Lord Drummore's black and white clothes. This painting was commissioned by the Edinburgh Musical Society, with which both Ramsay and Lord Drummore were closely involved.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784) Scottish
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title:Hew Dalrymple, Lord Drummore, 1690 - 1755. Scottish judge
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date created:1754
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:127.00 x 102.20 cm; Framed: 138.00 x 112.00 x 6.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Art Fund, 1989
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accession number:PG 2800
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artwork photographed by: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 Saint Luke in Edinburgh and then continued his artistic education in Italy. He visited Rome, studying at the French Academy and Naples. British residents...
