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Ramsay was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the eldest son of Allan Ramsay, poet and author of The Gentle Shepherd. From the age of twenty he studied in London under the Swedish painter Hans Hysing, and at the St. Martin's Lane Academy; leaving in 1736 for Rome and Naples. In Rome he enrolled as a day student at the French Academy [1] and worked ...
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Learn about Allan Ramsay (1713-1784), a prominent Scottish painter who worked in London and Italy. See his 45 artworks, including royal portraits, self-portraits and landscapes.
- British
- October 13, 1713
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- August 10, 1784
Apr 3, 2024 · Allan Ramsay (born Oct. 15, 1686, Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scot.—died Jan. 7, 1758, Edinburgh) was a Scottish poet and literary antiquary who maintained national poetic traditions by writing Scots poetry and by preserving the work of earlier Scottish poets at a time when most Scottish writers had been Anglicized.
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Ramsay was born in Edinburgh. His father, also Allan Ramsay, was an important Scottish poet from whom the younger Ramsay inherited a tradition of strong nationalistic pride. Ramsay junior was instrumental in formulating a native Scottish style of painting, as his father had done for poetry.
Allan Ramsay (15 October 1686 – 7 January 1758) was a Scottish poet (or makar), playwright, publisher, librarian and impresario of early Enlightenment Edinburgh. Ramsay's influence extended to England, foreshadowing the reaction that followed the publication of Percy's Reliques .
- 7 January 1758 (aged 71)
- Scottish
- poet
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Ramsay had already painted the George III as Prince of Wales in 1758 for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, George III’s tutor and mentor. The success of that portrait led to Ramsay painting the State Portrait of George III and Queen Charlotte in coronation robes (RCIN 405307 and 405308) amongst other prestigious royal commissions. Ramsay wrote in 1766: ‘I painted, from the life, a whole ...
It is addressed to ‘Mr Allan Ramsay, painter’ and contains what sounds very much like a royal command from the prince to the artist: ‘Sir, you’re desired to come to the palace of Holyroodhouse as soon as possible in order to take his Royal Highness’s picture so I expect you’ll wait no further call’ 1. If the portrait was indeed ...
