About this artwork
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artist:Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784) Scottish
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title:Grotto with the Nymph Egeria
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date created:About 1756
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materials:Black chalk on paper
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measurements:22.90 x 34.50 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy on loan 1974
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accession number:RSA 790
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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...