Gavin Hamilton (1723 - 1798)
1723County of Lanark, United Kingdom1798-01-04Rome, ItalyUnited Kingdom
Gavin Hamilton
Gavin Hamilton was a Scottish neoclassical history painter, who is more widely remembered for his searches for antiquities in the neighbourhood of Rome. These roles in combination made him an arbiter of neoclassical taste.
Date and place of birt: | 1723, County of Lanark, United Kingdom |
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Date and place of death: | 4 january 1798, Rome, Italy |
Nationality: | United Kingdom |
Period of activity: | XVIII century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Genre: | History painting, Mythological painting, Portrait |
Art style: | Neoclassicism, Rococo |