Allan Ramsay
Portrait of a Man

Artwork Detail
Initially influenced by Hogarth, Ramsay combined intimate characterization with the baroque conventions to which he was exposed during his first visit to Italy between 1736-38. By the mid-1750s, however, under French influence, he developed a new, informal style, creating a 'natural' portraiture that influenced Reynolds, Gainsborough and Henry Raeburn. Celebrated as a conversationalist and a wit, he shone in such literary circles as those of Dr Johnson.
- Title
- Portrait of a Man
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- circa 1750
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 743 x 609 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased with assistance from the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery, 1976
- Accession no
- 1976/24
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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