18th

century

Oil on canvas

Scottish

Portrait of Joseph Gulston

Ramsay, Allan (1713-84)

The sitter was a successful merchant and MP, and sat in Parliament for twenty-eight years. Ramsay’s portrait reflects this position in society. The pose is derived from a well-known portrait by Van Dyck of Robert Dormer 1st Earl of Carnarvon at Wilton House.

Schorr Collection, UK / © The Schorr Collection / Bridgeman Images

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