RAMSAY, Allan of Kinkell, Artist ^{2 3 4 5 6}

   Another name for Allan was RAMSAY, Allen.¹

   User ID: E50.

  General Notes:

"RAMSAY
ALLAN
ALLAN RAMSAY/CHRISTIAN ROSS FR4304 (FR4304)
M
06/10/1713
685 / 1 150 / 331
EDINBURGH"

from Births and Baptisms ^{4 5}

Allan married Anne BAYNE on 29 April 1739 in Church of St Benet Paul's Wharf, London, England.¹ (Anne BAYNE was born about 1720 and died in 1743 ⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
Church of St Benet Paul's Wharf
Marriages

"Marriages in 1739
Ramsay & Bayne
Allan Ramsay y^e. Younger Esq^r. of S^t. Paul Covent Garden Middx B. & Anne Bayne of S^t. Martin in y^e. fields Middx. S. 29 April 1739"




"Allan Ramsay

Anne Bayne: The Artist's First Wife, d. 1743

About this artwork

Ramsay set this portrait, showing his first wife, within a painted oval. His careful handling of the play of light and shadow creates the illusion of a real person existing in palpable space. It reflects his careful observation and creates a freshness and vivacity unmatched in his earlier portraits. The stiffness of Anne's pose suggests this is an early work, probably painted in Edinburgh at the time of the couple's engagement. They married in 1739 and Anne died four years later giving birth to their third child. Anne's father was Professor of Municipal Law at Edinburgh University and her great-grandfather was the architect Sir William Bruce."

from National Galleries of Scotland website ^{1 8}

Allan next married Margaret LINDSAY, daughter of Sir Alexander LINDSAY of Evelick, 3rd Baronet and Amelia MURRAY, on 1 March 1752 in Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, Scotland.^{2 3} (Margaret LINDSAY was born about 1726 ² and died in 1782 ⁹.)

  Marriage Notes:

"RAMSAY
ALLAN
MARGARET LINDSAY/FR4089 (FR4089)
01/03/1752
685 / 3 150 / 97
CANONGATE"

from Index of Marriages




"Allan Ramsay

Margaret Lindsay of Evelick: The Artist's Wife, about 1726 - 1782

About this artwork

This tender and informal portrait of his second wife illustrates Ramsay's mature style, following his second visit to Italy (1754-57). He captures beautifully the fall of light on her face and on the pretty lace and fabrics of her clothes. She holds one of the flowers she was arranging in their London home as she turns towards her husband and looks out to meet our gaze. The couple had eloped in 1752 and married in the Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh. Margaret was never forgiven by her father, Sir Alexander Lindsay of Evelick, Perthshire, for marrying what he considered a lowly, albeit highly successful, artist."

from National Galleries of Scotland website ^{2 3}