Framed oil painting: Rosamund Sargent, née Chambers (1722-1792) by Allan Ramsay (1713-1784), oil on canvas 1749
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Museum number
A377
Object
Framed oil painting: Rosamund Sargent, née Chambers (1722-1792) by Allan Ramsay (1713-1784), oil on canvas 1749
Gallery label
Rosamund Sargent, née Chambers (1722-1792)
Allan Ramsay (1713-1784)
Oil on canvas, 1749
Signed A Ramsay / 1749
Allan Ramsay came from Edinburgh. After studying in Italy he settled in London, where his polished but intimate style of portraiture was much admired. In 1749 Ramsay made a pair of portraits to celebrate the marriage of his friends John Sargent and Rosamund Chambers. This portrait of Rosamund is unusual for the bold directness of her gaze and strong lighting from the left. Its intimacy and informality recall Horace Walpole’s words: Ramsay ‘was formed to paint women’.
A377
Bequest of Sir Orme Sargent, 1962
Allan Ramsay (1713-1784)
Oil on canvas, 1749
Signed A Ramsay / 1749
Allan Ramsay came from Edinburgh. After studying in Italy he settled in London, where his polished but intimate style of portraiture was much admired. In 1749 Ramsay made a pair of portraits to celebrate the marriage of his friends John Sargent and Rosamund Chambers. This portrait of Rosamund is unusual for the bold directness of her gaze and strong lighting from the left. Its intimacy and informality recall Horace Walpole’s words: Ramsay ‘was formed to paint women’.
A377
Bequest of Sir Orme Sargent, 1962
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Yes
