Allan Ramsay's house and gardens

Category

Library Item

Item no

510

Title

Allan Ramsay's house and gardens

Description

Trees covered in leaves surround the house of Allan Ramsay. In the background is the imposing structure of Edinburgh Castle and its fortifications.

Artist / maker

Clark, Thomas

Date

1871

Size

36 x 25 cm.

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Ramsay Lodge is located immediately to the north of Castlehill in Edinburgh. It was designed by Allan Ramsay, the poet, and built in 1740. It was added to from 1892 onwards to create Ramsay Gardens. His son, an artist, also called Allan Ramsay, set up as a portrait painter on his return after study to Edinburgh. He later inherited the house built by his father, in what is now known as Ramsay Gardens.

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