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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
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

Creators United Kingdom

Thomas Matthews Rooke (1842 - 1942)

Thomas Matthews Rooke

1842 - 1942

William Lindsay Windus (1822 - 1907)

William Lindsay Windus

1822 - 1907

Harold John Gilman (1876 - 1919)

Harold John Gilman

1876 - 1919

Francis E. Jamieson (1895 - 1950)

Francis E. Jamieson

1895 - 1950

Robert Barker (1739 - 1806)

Robert Barker

1739 - 1806

Sidney Nolan (1917 - 1992)

Sidney Nolan

1917 - 1992

William Henry Hamilton Trood (1859 - 1899)

William Henry Hamilton Trood

1859 - 1899

Stephen Elmer (1717 - 1796)

Stephen Elmer

1717 - 1796

Joseph Wright (1734 - 1797)

Joseph Wright

1734 - 1797

Benjamin Marshall (1768 - 1835)

Benjamin Marshall

1768 - 1835

John White Abbott (1763 - 1851)

John White Abbott

1763 - 1851

Colin Jones (1928 - 1967)

Colin Jones

1928 - 1967

Ivan Grazianovich Dombrovsky (1886 - 1961)

Ivan Grazianovich Dombrovsky

1886 - 1961

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912 - 2004)

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

1912 - 2004

Florence Carlyle (1864 - 1923)

Florence Carlyle

1864 - 1923

George R. Chapman (1834 - ?)

George R. Chapman

1834 - ?

Creators Neoclassicism

Pierre Gobert (1662 - 1744)

Pierre Gobert

1662 - 1744

Louis Vigée (1715 - 1767)

Louis Vigée

1715 - 1767

David Roentgen (1743 - 1807)

David Roentgen

1743 - 1807

Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725 - 1805)

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

1725 - 1805

Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon (1739 - 1822)

Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon

1739 - 1822

Szymon Czechowicz (1689 - 1775)

Szymon Czechowicz

1689 - 1775

Jeanne-Louise Vallain (1767 - 1815)

Jeanne-Louise Vallain

1767 - 1815

François Boucher (1703 - 1779)

François Boucher

1703 - 1779

Laurent Delvaux (1696 - 1778)

Laurent Delvaux

1696 - 1778

James Barry (1741 - 1806)

James Barry

1741 - 1806

Corrado Giaquinto (1703 - 1766)

Corrado Giaquinto

1703 - 1766

Pierre-Adrien Pâris (1745 - 1819)

Pierre-Adrien Pâris

1745 - 1819

Fyodor Stepanovich Rokotov (1736 - 1808)

Fyodor Stepanovich Rokotov

1736 - 1808

Ulrika Fredrika Pasch (1735 - 1796)

Ulrika Fredrika Pasch

1735 - 1796

Edmund Blair Leighton (1852 - 1922)

Edmund Blair Leighton

1852 - 1922

Karl Pavlovich Bryullov (1799 - 1852)

Karl Pavlovich Bryullov

1799 - 1852