CLH
's parents were painted by Allan Ramsay
in about 1740, the year after their marriage, in a romantic affectionate portrait.
Allen, Brian. “Edinburgh and London. Allan Ramsay”. The Burlington Magazine, Vol.
134
, No. 1075, Oct. 1992, pp. 677-8.
677
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Frances Seymour Countess of Hertford
She had her portrait painted, probably around 1740, by Allan Ramsay
.
Hughes, Helen Sard. The Gentle Hertford, Her Life and Letters. Macmillan, 1940.
prelims, 468
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Elizabeth Montagu
Portraits of EM
include one by Allan Ramsay
, done in 1762, which shows her as an intellectual (she has been reading Hume
's History). Though her body is wrapped in expensive lace, her...
As a widow living in EdinburghAC
was, according to Sarah Tytler
and Jean L. Watson
, a lively cultural influence, serving as a connecting-link between the Edinburgh of Allan Ramsay
and Burns
, and...