Robert Ramsay of Camno and Arthurstown, County Forfar
attributed to Henri-Pierre Danloux (Paris 1753 - Paris 1809)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1792 - 1802
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
330 x 260 mm
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Charlecote Park, Warwickshire
NT 533942
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Robert Ramsay of Maxton (1761-1814) by William Yellowlees. A half-length portrait of a seated man, turned slightly to the right, looking slightly to the right. He wears a short powdered wig, a dark blue coat, buff waistcoat, white shirt and white stock. He is sitting in a highbacked red chair with arms. Dark background. Framed in a small giltwood frame with attached plaque ‘Robert Ramsey of Maxton. B. 1761- D 1814’. Hanging from chains.
Provenance
On loan from Sir Edmund Fairfax-Lucy, 6th Bt (b. 1945).
Marks and inscriptions
plaque ‘Robert Ramsey of Maxton. B. 1761- D 1814’.
Makers and roles
attributed to Henri-Pierre Danloux (Paris 1753 - Paris 1809), publisher