George Chalmers
Illustration — Portrait of Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald, now at the National Gallery of Scotland. • Illustration — Edward Cornwallis by Sir George Chalmers (1755) Sir George Chalmers, Bart, a native of Edinburgh and a pupil of Allan Ramsay, exhibited portraits at the Royal Academy from 1776 to 1790. He was buried in Old St. Pancras Churchyard on 15 November 1791 next to his wife Dame Isabella Chalmers who had died in 1784.
Also recorded as Sir George Chalmers · Sir Chalmers · Sir George Chalmers, 4th Bt.
George Chalmers
- Born
- 1720 · Edinburgh.
- Died
- 1791 · London.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Portrait of Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald, now at the National Gallery of Scotland. • Illustration — Edward Cornwallis by Sir George Chalmers (1755) Sir George Chalmers, Bart, a native of Edinburgh and a pupil of Allan Ramsay, exhibited portraits at the Royal Academy from 1776 to 1790. He was buried in Old St. Pancras Churchyard on 15 November 1791 next to his wife Dame Isabella Chalmers who had died in 1784.
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Born at Edinburgh in 1720, died in London in 1791.
The recorded working language is English. Work by George Chalmers is recorded in the collections of Auckland Art Gallery, National Galleries Scotland, Manchester Art Gallery, Hull Maritime Museum and Museum of Watford.
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