Allan Ramsay
(1713–1784) skotsk porträttmålare (1713–1784)
Allan Ramsay (1713–1784) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Allan Ramsay belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Allan Ramsay was born in Edinburgh and died in Dover. Allan Ramsay studied under Hans Hysing. Allan Ramsay worked in Edinburgh, London, Italy, and London. Wikidata associates Allan Ramsay with Classicism. Allan Ramsay became a member of The Select Society. The students included Alexander Nasmyth.
The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 225 works by Allan Ramsay with free images. The dated works span the years 1730–1800. Works by Allan Ramsay are held by several collections, among them National Galleries Scotland, Yale Center for British Art, National Trust, and Royal Collection.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Georg Friedrich Schmidt, Stefano Torelli, Lambert Krahe, Giuseppe Angeli, and Richard Wilson.