Gavin Hamilton (artist)

Gavin Hamilton
Gavin Hamilton by Ozias Humphry, 1778, pencil, NGS
Born
Gavin Hamilton

1723 ODNB
Murdostoun, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died4 January 1798 (aged 74–75)
Rome, Papal States
NationalityScottish
MovementNeoclassicism, Scottish Enlightenment
RelativesJames Hamilton (brother)
James Hamilton (nephew)

Gavin Hamilton (1723, Lanarkshire – 4 January 1798, Rome) was a Scottish neoclassical history painter,[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ A Grande História da Arte (Vol 16)
  2. ^ David Irwin, "Gavin Hamilton: Archaeologist, Painter, and Dealer" The Art Bulletin 44.2 (June 1962:87–102).