David Allan
(1744–1796) Scottish painter (1744-1796)
David Allan (1744–1796) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, David Allan belongs to the chapter ‘Neoclassicism’ in this site’s history of art.
David Allan was born in Alloa and died in Edinburgh. David Allan worked in Scotland, Rome, and London.
The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 49 works by David Allan with free images. The dated works span the years 1761–1793. Works by David Allan are held by several collections, among them National Galleries Scotland, Yale Center for British Art, City Art Centre, and Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jean-Laurent Mosnier, Ramón Bayeu, William Hodges, Jan van Os, and Jean-François Pierre Peyron.