Allan Ramsay (poet)
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Allan Ramsay was a Scottish poet, playwright, publisher, librarian and impresario of early Enlightenment Edinburgh. Ramsay's influence extended to England, foreshadowing the reaction that followed the
Portrait by William Aikman, 1722
Allan Ramsay as depicted on the Scott Monument
Allan Ramsay Statue, Edinburgh
Monument to Allan Ramsay on the south side of Greyfriars Kirk
Allan Ramsay (artist)
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Allan Ramsay was a Scottish painter who specialised in portrait painting.
Allan Ramsay (poet)
…a barber, as has been often said) in the High Street, and soon found himself in comfortable circumstances. They had six children. His eldest child was Allan Ramsay, the portrait painter. Ramsay's first efforts in verse-making were inspired by the meetings of the Easy Club (founded in 1712) of which he was an…
Self-portrait, c. 1737
Allan Ramsay in old age by Michael Foye 1776
First wife Anne Bayne, painted by Ramsay
Coronation Portrait of George III, c. 1762