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Allan Ramsay
(1713-1784)
Biography
Allan Ramsay, Scottish portrait painter, was the eldest son of the poet Allan Ramsay (1685-1758). He was trained in Italy, and worked first in Edinburgh. From 1757, when he painted his first portrait of George III, then Prince of Wales, Ramsay was increasingly in demand as a royal portraitist. In 1762, he settled in London, and in 1767 was appointed portrait painter to George III.
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Portrait of Agnes Murray Kynnynmond. 1739. Oil on canvas. Private collection. 
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Norman "The Red Man", 22nd Chief of MacLeod. 1747. Oil on canvas. Collection of John MacLeod, Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK.
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Portrait of Janet Dick. 1748. Oil on canvas. Prestonfield House Hotel, UK. Read Note.
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Portrait of Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll. 1749. Oil on canvas. Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, UK.
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Portrait of Margaret Lindsay, Mrs. Allan Ramsay. c.1757. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK. Read Note.
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Portrait of Dr. William Hunter. c.1760. Oil on canvas. Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow, UK. Read Note.
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Portrait of George III. 1760-61. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, UK. Read Note.
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Portrait of Queen Charlotte. 1761-62. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, UK. Read Note.
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Portrait of Martha, Countess of Elgin. 1762. Oil on canvas. Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, UK. Read Note.
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Portrait of Anne Brown. 1763. Oil on canvas. Private collection. Read Note.
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Portrait of William Colyear, Viscount Milsington. 1964. Oil on canvas. Penrhyn Castle, UK.
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Portrait of Anne Bruce, Mrs. Bruce of Arnot. c.1765. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK. Read Note.
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Portrait of George III. 1767. Oil on canvas. National Portrait Gallery, London, UK. Read Note.
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