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Allan Ramsay

British · 1713–1784 · Painter, Printmaker

Allan Ramsay was a Scottish painter who specialised in portrait painting. (Wikipedia)

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15lots offered2020–2026years recorded100%sold (10)$12.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF GEORGE III IN RED COAT WITH THE STAR AND RIBBON OF THE GARTERLyon & Turnbull · Dec 2023£77,700≈ $97,599≈ €90,613Sign up to see
Sir John Peachey (1720-1765), 3rd Baronet, West Dean, Sussex, wearing a silver brocaded plum velvet coat and yellow waistcoat, and holding a tricorn hat under his proper left arm, presented half-length in a feigned ovalBrunk Auctions · Nov 2025$26,000≈ £19,817≈ €22,460Sign up to see
UntitledSworders · Dec 2020£18,000≈ $24,217≈ €19,999Sign up to see

Allan Ramsay’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (24 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Allan Ramsay, Portrait of Susan Maxwell, later Mrs Alexander Hay, half length, in a blue-ribboned dress and black shawl, oil on canvas — Portrait of Susan Maxwell, later Mrs Alexander Hay, half length, in a blue-ribboned dress and black shawl
Bonhams · Jul 9, 2026
£2,176Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, Portrait of Magdalene Blair, Lady Maxwell of Monreith (1725-1765), half length, in a pink dress and fur stole, oil on canvas — Portrait of Magdalene Blair, Lady Maxwell of Monreith (1725-1765), half length, in a pink dress and fur stole
Bonhams · Jul 8, 2026
£1,792Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, Portrait of Elizabeth Maxwell, later Mrs Balfour of Powmill (b.1715), half length, in a pink dress and black shawl, oil on canvas — Portrait of Elizabeth Maxwell, later Mrs Balfour of Powmill (b.1715), half length, in a pink dress and black shawl
Bonhams · Jul 8, 2026
£1,664Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, Portrait of Margaret Maxwell, Mrs Carruthers of Dormont, bust length, in a red dress and fur trimmed cloak, oil on canvas — Portrait of Margaret Maxwell, Mrs Carruthers of Dormont, bust length, in a red dress and fur trimmed cloak
Bonhams · Jul 8, 2026
£640Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, Portrait of a lady, black chalk on blue paper — Portrait of a lady
Toovey's · Jun 10, 2026
£360Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN SAID TO BE MISS LETTICE BERRIDGE, oil on canvas — HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN SAID TO BE MISS LETTICE BERRIDGE
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 4, 2025
£3,556Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, Portrait of Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Oil on Canvas — Portrait of Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll
DuMouchelles · Nov 14, 2025
$1,700Sign up free to see

Sir John Peachey (1720-1765), 3rd Baronet, West Dean, Sussex, wearing a silver brocaded plum velvet coat and yellow waistcoat, and holding a tricorn hat under his proper left arm, presented half-length in a feigned oval
Brunk Auctions · Nov 12, 2025
$26,000Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER LESLIE, 5TH EARL OF LEVEN, oil on canvas — PORTRAIT OF ALEXANDER LESLIE, 5TH EARL OF LEVEN
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 1, 2025
£8,190Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH MONNEPENY, COUNTESS OF LEVEN, oil on canvas — PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH MONNEPENY, COUNTESS OF LEVEN
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 1, 2025
£2,772Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, POSSIBLY COLONEL SIR JOHN WALKINSHAW OF BARROWFIELD (1676–1780), oil on canvas, feigned oval — PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN, POSSIBLY COLONEL SIR JOHN WALKINSHAW OF BARROWFIELD (1676–1780)
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 1, 2025
£8,190Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, PORTRAIT OF MARY STUART, Oil on canvas, feigned oval — PORTRAIT OF MARY STUART
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 1, 2025
£2,520Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, PORTRAIT OF ARCHBISHOP THOMAS HERRING, oil on canvas — PORTRAIT OF ARCHBISHOP THOMAS HERRING
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 1, 2025
£2,268Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, Portrait of Edward Medley Esq. of Conyborough (1719-1751), oil on canvas — Portrait of Edward Medley Esq. of Conyborough (1719-1751)
Chorley's · Apr 23, 2024
£3,500Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF GEORGE III IN RED COAT WITH THE STAR AND RIBBON OF THE GARTER, Oil on canvas — HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF GEORGE III IN RED COAT WITH THE STAR AND RIBBON OF THE GARTER
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 7, 2023
£77,700Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF ANNE, LADY INGLIS, oil on canvas — HALF-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF ANNE, LADY INGLIS
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 7, 2023
£10,080Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, Portrait of young woman in blue dress with pink ribbons and blue lace, Oil on canvas in feigned oval — Portrait of young woman in blue dress with pink ribbons and blue lace
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 29, 2023
$313Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, THREE QUARTER LENGTH PORTRAIT OF ANN LEIGHTON, Oil on canvas — THREE QUARTER LENGTH PORTRAIT OF ANN LEIGHTON
Lyon & Turnbull · Dec 9, 2021
£13,750Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, Untitled, in a blue coat and waistcoat and holding a manuscript oil on canvas 69 x 56cm — Untitled
Sworders · Dec 9, 2020
£18,000Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, THREE QUARTER LENGTH PORTRAIT OF MRS RALPH FREMAN, oil on canvas — THREE QUARTER LENGTH PORTRAIT OF MRS RALPH FREMAN
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 14, 2020
£10,000Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, Untitled, in a grey wig and red cloak Oil on canvas 59 x 49cm Provenance: Wood Hall — Untitled
Sworders · Jul 22, 2020
£520Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, Portrait of Mrs, Ramsay pinxt." Oil on canvas — Portrait of Mrs
Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 22, 2017
$1,300Sign up free to see

Allan Ramsay, Portrait of a gentleman, said to be Sir John Clerk, 2nd Bt. of Pennycuik, oil on canvas — Portrait of a gentleman, said to be Sir John Clerk, 2nd Bt. of Pennycuik
Bonhams · Oct 8, 2019

Allan Ramsay, Portrait of Mrs, Ramsay pinxt." Oil on canvas — Portrait of Mrs
Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 21, 2015

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Allan Ramsay, A Country Girl at Surrentum — A Country Girl at SurrentumSeptember 1776 · Red chalk, heightened with white
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, PECO Foundation, Malcolm Hewitt Wie…

Allan Ramsay, Study of a Seated Man [recto] — Study of a Seated Man [recto]black chalk heightened with white on blue laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …

Allan Ramsay, Hand Studies [verso] — Hand Studies [verso]black chalk heightened with white on blue laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …

Allan Ramsay, Queen Charlotte Sophia — Queen Charlotte Sophia1784
St John's College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — St John's College

Allan Ramsay, Sir Alexander Dick, Bt. — Sir Alexander Dick, Bt.1800
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Allan Ramsay, Clementina Walkinshaw (1720–1802) — Clementina Walkinshaw (1720–1802)1800
West Highland Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — West Highland Museum

Allan Ramsay, Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg Strelitz (1744–1818), Queen Consort of George III — Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg Strelitz (1744–1818), Queen Consort of George III1773
Town Hall ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Town Hall

Allan Ramsay, Miss Evelyn of Godstone — Miss Evelyn of Godstone1800
No. 1 Royal Crescent ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — No. 1 Royal Crescent

Allan Ramsay, William Freeman (1702–1750), Magdalen (1719) — William Freeman (1702–1750), Magdalen (1719)1800
Magdalen College ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Magdalen College

Allan Ramsay, Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton (1692–1766) — Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton (1692–1766)
Signet Library ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Signet Library

Allan Ramsay, Katherine Hall of Dunglass (d.1745) — Katherine Hall of Dunglass (d.1745)
City Art Centre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — City Art Centre

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