Allan Ramsay (1713 - 1784) was a Scottish-born painter, who became one of the most prominent British portraitists of the 18th Century. He is probably best known today for his paintings of George III, as official painter for the royal family. However, these are not considered to be among his best works by mort art critics.
c. 1737-1739. Oil on canvas. National Portrait Gallery, London.
1739. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
1740. Oil on canvas. National Maritime Museum.
1743. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
1745. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
1747. Oil on canvas. Collection of John MacLeod, Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK.
1748. Oil on canvas. Prestonfield House Hotel, UK. Read Note.
1749. Oil on canvas. Yale Center for British Art.
1749. Oil on canvas. Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, UK.
1749. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
1754. Oil on canvas. Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
1755. Oil on canvas. Yale Center for British Art.
1756. Pastel on paper. Scottish National Gallery.
1756. Oil on canvas. Scottish National Gallery.
c.1757. Oil on canvas. National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK. Read Note.
c.1760. Oil on canvas. Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow, UK. Read Note.
1760-61. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, UK. Read Note.
1761. Oil on canvas. City of Birmingham Art Gallery.
1761-62. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, UK. Read Note.
1762. Oil on canvas. Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, UK. Read Note.
The Life and Art of Allan Ramsay by A. Smart. London. 1952.
Painting of Europe. XIII-XX centuries. Encyclopedic Dictionary. Moscow. Iskusstvo. 1999.