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Gavin Hamilton
1723–1798
(b Murdieston House, Lanarkshire, 1723; d Rome, 4 Jan. 1798). Scottish painter, archaeologist, and picture-dealer. He visited Italy in 1748–50 and in 1756 settled permanently in Rome (although he made visits to Britain), becoming a leading member of the Neoclassical circle of Mengs and Winckelmann.
Text Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford University Press)
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Apollo and Artemis c.1770 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
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The Abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow
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Susanna Kennedy (1689–1780), Countess of Eglinton 1740 National Trust for Scotland, Culzean Castle, Garden & Country Park
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Douglas Hamilton (1756–1799), 8th Duke of Hamilton and 5th Duke of Brandon, with Dr John Moore (1730–1802) and Sir John Moore (1761–1809) as a Young Boy 1775–1777 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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William Hamilton of Bangour (1704–1754), Poet c.1748 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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James Dawkins and Robert Wood Discovering the Ruins of Palmyra 1758 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery
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Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus 1760–1763 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery
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Elizabeth Gunning (1733–1790), Duchess of Hamilton and Later Duchess of Argyll 1752/1753 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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The Death of Lucretia 1763–1767 Yale Center for British Art
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Andromache Bewailing the Death of Hector c.1759 National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Gallery
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Elizabeth Gunning (1733–1790), Duchess of Hamilton (Later Duchess of Argyll), Famous Beauty National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Hector's Farewell to Andromache c.1775 Hunterian Art Gallery, University of Glasgow
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Agrippina Landing at Brindisium with the Ashes of Germanicus 1765–72 Tate
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Venus Ushering Paris to Helen 1756–1759 National Trust, Kedleston Hall and Eastern Museum
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Elizabeth Gunning (1733–1790), Duchess of Hamilton (Later Duchess of Argyll), Famous Beauty National Galleries of Scotland, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
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Priam Pleading with Achilles for the Body of Hector ?engraved 1775 Tate
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Thomas Keymer of Kidwelly (1722–1784), à la chinoise 1754 National Trust, Newton House, Dinefwr Park and Castle
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Woman with a Lyre National Trust for Scotland, Drum Castle, Garden & Estate
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General Sir John Guise (1682/1683–1765), as a Roman Senator c.1760–1765 Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Museum
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Lady Juliana Dawkins (1735–1821) National Trust, Penrhyn Castle