Gavin Hamilton
Gavin Hamilton was a British anthropologist, painter, art historian, archaeologist and art dealer (1723–1798). He was born at Lanarkshire and died at Rome.
Also recorded as Mr. Hamilton of Rome; G. Hamilton; Hamilton of Rome; gaven hamilton; hamilton g.; of Rome Hamilton.
Contents
Identity
What the record establishes about Gavin Hamilton.
Lucretia recounts to her family and friends her rape by Tarquin: L. Junius Brutus seizes the dagger with which she stabbed herself, and vows vengeance. Engraving by D. Cunego after G. Hamilton. is dated [1768] and held by Wellcome Collection. Eve receives the forbidden fruit from a serpent in the shape of a woman; the angel expels Adam and Eve from paradise. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after Michelangelo. is dated [1773] and held by Wellcome Collection. Andromache lamenting over the dead body of her husband Hector, surrounded by grieving members of the Trojan court. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1764, after Gavin Hamilton. is dated [1764?] and held by Wellcome Collection. Achilles embracing the dead body of Patroclus, surrounded by women on the left and Greek generals on the right. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1767, after Gavin Hamilton. is dated [1767?] and held by Wellcome Collection. "La fornarina": a woman seated wearing an elaborate hat, with her breasts undraped. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1772, after Raphael. is dated [1773] and held by Wellcome Collection. At the bidding of God, Eve ascends praying from Adam's side. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after Michelangelo. is dated [1773] and held by Wellcome Collection.
The Cumaean, Persian, Phrygian and Tiburtine sibyls. Engraving by G. Volpato, 1772, after Raphael. is dated [1773] and held by Wellcome Collection. Thomas Walker and Peter Monamy is dated c. 1735 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1926.264). Gavin Hamilton is recorded as anthropologist, painter, art historian, archaeologist and art dealer. The Art Institute of Chicago records 5 objects associated with this heading. Gavin Hamilton is recorded with the citizenship of Kingdom of Great Britain. The Metropolitan Museum of Art records 51 objects associated with this name.
National Galleries Scotland records 8 objects associated with this heading. Wellcome Collection records 62 objects associated with this heading. Open Library catalogues 18 works under this name.
Works and catalogued output
What Gavin Hamilton produced.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 1 work under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 5 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 30 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 18 works under this heading.
Question de droit public: plaidoyer pour Messire Gawen Hamilton ... & Madame ... (1782) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
The identifiers under which Gavin Hamilton may be traced in institutional catalogues.
Gavin Hamilton is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q1496436.
Catalogued works
26 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1735 to 1773.
The logical consistency of Greek and Latin syntax. The subjunctive of the Greeks and Latins. Cava-Corgi Training Guide Cava-Corgi Training Book Features. Expert systems for the construction and building services industry. Maranatha! Schola italica picturae. Living the Creed; a Study of the Apostles' Creed. Nurses Are Innocent. El discurso del Monte de los Olivos. The physics of the sound barrier, Brownian motion and Tyndall's "sonorous vibrations". Order in chaos. [Paintings]. Directory of research and development in expert systems in the construction and building services industry. Heat recovery and heat pumps in buildings. Negative air ionisation in buildings. The official F.A. Premier League football guide. Patterns in fluid flow paradoxes. Thomas Walker and Peter Monamy, dated c. 1735, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1926.264. Andromache lamenting over the dead body of her husband Hector, surrounded by grieving members of the Trojan court. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1764, after Gavin Hamilton., dated [1764?], held by Wellcome Collection. Achilles embracing the dead body of Patroclus, surrounded by women on the left and Greek generals on the right. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1767, after Gavin Hamilton., dated [1767?], held by Wellcome Collection. Lucretia recounts to her family and friends her rape by Tarquin: L. Junius Brutus seizes the dagger with which she stabbed herself, and vows vengeance. Engraving by D. Cunego after G. Hamilton., dated [1768], held by Wellcome Collection. The creation of Adam. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1772, after Michelangelo., dated [1773], held by Wellcome Collection. The Cumaean, Persian, Phrygian and Tiburtine sibyls. Engraving by G. Volpato, 1772, after Raphael., dated [1773], held by Wellcome Collection. Eve receives the forbidden fruit from a serpent in the shape of a woman; the angel expels Adam and Eve from paradise. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after Michelangelo., dated [1773], held by Wellcome Collection. At the bidding of God, Eve ascends praying from Adam's side. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after Michelangelo., dated [1773], held by Wellcome Collection. "La fornarina": a woman seated wearing an elaborate hat, with her breasts undraped. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1772, after Raphael., dated [1773], held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 62 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Hamilton, Gavin, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Hamilton, Gavin, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Hamilton of Epsom, Baron, (Archibald Gavin Hamilton) (born 30 Dec. 1941), Who's Who, 2007. Hamilton, Gavin (1561?–1612), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Brendan Cassidy, The Life & Letters of Gavin Hamilton (1723-1798). Artist and Art Dealer in Eighteenth-Century Rome, Études Écossaises, 2013.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Further recorded particulars
Recognition and collections. Work by Gavin Hamilton is held by Tate, Städel Museum, National Galleries Scotland and Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery.
Digitised editions and texts. 1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.
Question de droit public: plaidoyer pour Messire Gawen Hamilton ... & Madame ... (1782) — Internet Archive.
In detail
Gavin Hamilton studied at University of Glasgow. the recorded working language is English.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history. The authority associates the name with Neoclassicism.
Membership is recorded of Accademia delle Arti del Disegno.
Works named in the authority record are Venus Presenting Helen to Paris.
Work by Gavin Hamilton is recorded in the collections of Tate, Städel Museum, National Galleries Scotland, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery and Yale Center for British Art.
Chronology
- 1722Thomas Keymer of Kidwelly (1722-1784) ), à la chinoise is dated 1754 and held by National Trust (inventory 869186).
- 1723Gavin Hamilton born.
- 1723Gavin Hamilton was born in 1723 at Lanarkshire.
- 1723Gavin Hamilton born at Lanarkshire.
- 1733Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton (later Duchess of Argyll), 1733 - 1790. Famous beauty is dated 1800 and held by National Galleries Scotland (inventory PG 1444).
- 1733Porträt der Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton (1733-1790) is dated 1752 and held by Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
- 1735Thomas Walker and Peter Monamy is dated c. 1735 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1926.264).
- 1748William Hamilton of Bangour, 1704 - 1754. Poet (National Galleries Scotland).
- 1756Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton and 5th Duke of Brandon, 1756 - 1799 (with Dr John Moore, 1730 - 1802, and Sir John Moore, 1761 - 1809, as a young boy) is dated 1775 and held by National Galleries Scotland (inventory PG 3265).
- 1758James Dawkins and Robert Wood Discovering the Ruins of Palmyra is dated 1758 and held by National Galleries Scotland (inventory NG 2666).
- 1758James Dawkins and Robert Wood Discovering the Ruins of Palmyra (National Galleries Scotland).
- 1759Andromache Bewailing the Death of Hector is dated 1759 and held by National Galleries Scotland (inventory NG 2428).
- 1761Andromache Mourning the Death of Hector is dated 1761 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1975.4.885).
- 1761Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus is dated 1761 and held by National Galleries Scotland (inventory NG 2339).
- 1764Andromache lamenting over the dead body of her husband Hector, surrounded by grieving members of the Trojan court. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1764, after Gavin Hamilton. is dated [1764?] and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1765The Death of Lucretia is dated 1765 and held by Yale Center for British Art (inventory B1981.25.318).
- 1765The Death of Lucretia (Yale Center for British Art).
- 1767Hebe Giving Drink to the Eagle of Jupiter is dated 1767 and held by Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University.
- 1767Achilles embracing the dead body of Patroclus, surrounded by women on the left and Greek generals on the right. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1767, after Gavin Hamilton. is dated [1767?] and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1768Lucretia recounts to her family and friends her rape by Tarquin: L. Junius Brutus seizes the dagger with which she stabbed herself, and vows vengeance. Engraving by D. Cunego after G. Hamilton. is dated [1768] and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1770The Abdication of Mary Queen of Scots is dated 1770 and held by Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery.
- 1770Apollo and Artemis is dated 1770 and held by Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (inventory 3297).
- 1772Agrippina Landing at Brindisium with the Ashes of Germanicus is dated 1772 and held by Tate (inventory T03365).
- 1772Eve receives the forbidden fruit from a serpent in the shape of a woman; the angel expels Adam and Eve from paradise. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after Michelangelo. is dated [1773] and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1772"La fornarina": a woman seated wearing an elaborate hat, with her breasts undraped. Line engraving by D. Cunego, 1772, after Raphael. is dated [1773] and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1772At the bidding of God, Eve ascends praying from Adam's side. Engraving by A. Capellan, 1772, after Michelangelo. is dated [1773] and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1772The Cumaean, Persian, Phrygian and Tiburtine sibyls. Engraving by G. Volpato, 1772, after Raphael. is dated [1773] and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1775Hector's Farewell to Andromache is dated 1775 and held by Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery (inventory GLAHA_44127).
- 1775Priam Pleading with Achilles for the Body of Hector is dated 1775 and held by Tate (inventory T00864).
- 1775Douglas Hamilton, 8th Duke of Hamilton and 5th Duke of Brandon, 1756 - 1799 (with Dr John Moore, 1730 - 1802, and Sir John Moore, 1761 - 1809, as a young boy) (National Galleries Scotland).
- 1777Venus Presenting Helen to Paris is dated 1777 and held by Department of Paintings of the Louvre (inventory RF 2011 56).
- 1777Venus Presenting Helen to Paris (Department of Paintings of the Louvre).
- 1782Question de droit public: plaidoyer pour Messire Gawen Hamilton ... & Madame ... (1782) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
- 1782Question de droit public: plaidoyer pour Messire Gawen Hamilton ... & Madame ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1798Gavin Hamilton died.
- 1798Gavin Hamilton died in 1798 at Rome.
- 1798Gavin Hamilton died at Rome.
- 1800Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton (later Duchess of Argyll), 1733 - 1790. Famous beauty (National Galleries Scotland).
Connections
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Studied at
- University of GlasgowOrganisation
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Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Hamilton of Epsom, Baron, (Archibald Gavin Hamilton) (born 30 Dec. 1941), Who's Who, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Hamilton, Gavin (1561?–1612), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Hamilton, Gavin, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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- 5.
Open Library author record for Gavin Hamilton (Internet Archive), 17 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 5 articles naming Gavin Hamilton.
open access index · Unverified
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Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Gavin Hamilton as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Gavin Hamilton.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Gavin Hamilton (51 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 62 works naming Gavin Hamilton.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1496436: Gavin Hamilton
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
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Plates
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John Moore. Line engraving by W. H. Lizars, 1820, after G. Hamilton., by Gavin Hamilton
Gavin Hamilton · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
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