About this artwork

Lord Craigie, appointed Lord Advocate in 1742 and Lord President of the Court of Sessions twelve years later, was described as a lawyer of great shrewdness, profound knowledge and immense industry. This portrait was probably painted in Edinburgh, in a studio in the artist's father's house on Castle Hill. Allan Ramsay also painted the sitter's daughter and son-in-law.

Updated before 2020

  • artist:
    Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784) Scottish
  • title:
    Robert Craigie, Lord Craigie, 1688 - 1760
  • date created:
    1744
  • materials:
    Oil on canvas
  • measurements:
    127.30 x 102.00 cm
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    Purchased 1994
  • accession number:
    PG 2960
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  • depicted:
  • subject:
  • artwork photographed by:
    Antonia Reeve
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Allan Ramsay

Allan Ramsay