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David Martin: Self-portrait  wikidata:Q27960080 reasonator:Q27960080
Artist
David Martin  (1737–1797)  wikidata:Q2915164
 
David Martin
Alternative names
David I Martin
Description Scottish portrait painter and engraver
Date of birth/death 1 April 1737 Edit this at Wikidata 30 December 1797 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Anstruther Edit this at Wikidata Edinburgh Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London (1752–1783); Rome (1755–1757); Edinburgh (1783–1797) Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q2915164
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Title
Self-portrait
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre self-portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Depicted people David Martin Edit this at Wikidata
Date circa 1760
date QS:P571,+1760-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 49.5 cm (19.4 in); width: 39.4 cm (15.5 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,49.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,39.4U174728
institution QS:P195,Q942713
Current location
National Galleries Scotland
Accession number
NG 569
Notes Caption: This youthful portrait of Martin was painted in the early 1760s, possibly while he was still an assistant the London studio of his fellow Scotsman Allan Ramsay. He painted himself with clear skin, rosy cheeks and wavy ginger hair. His casual pose and loose collar have a friendly informality. Martin made a copy of this work and presented it to his master Allan Ramsay, therefore he presumably felt it was well executed and a true likeness. His career as an independent portrait painter flourished from the mid 1760s onwards, undoubtedly aided by a commission to paint Benjamin Franklin who was in London in 1767. Franklin was so impressed with the likeness, he had a replica made to take home to Philadelphia.
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Source/Photographer National Galleries of Scotland online catalogue.

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