About this artwork
In this study Ramsay has shown himself seated in a chair holding his palette and brushes. Pictured at the age of 42, Ramsay was by this time a well-established artist; his expression is nonchalant and self-assured. This drawing possibly relates to a painted self-portrait made in Rome in 1756. In the painting, Ramsay points towards an easel on which there is a portrait of his second wife, Margaret Lindsay.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Allan RamsayScottish (1713 - 1784)
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title:Self-portait with Palette and Brushes
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date created:1755
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materials:Black chalk heightened with white on paper prepared with a grey ground
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measurements:28.30 x 25.40 cm
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credit line:Lady Murray of Henderland Gift 1860 as a memorial of her husband, Lord Murray of Henderland
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accession number:D 2020
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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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...
