Biography
Gavin Hamilton (1723, Lanarkshire – 4 January 1798, Rome) was a Scots neoclassical history painter, who is more widely remembered for his hunts for antiquities in the neighbourhood of Rome. These roles in combination made him an arbiter of neoclassical taste.
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Gavin Hamilton Priam Pleading with Achilles for the Body of Hector
?engraved 1775 -
Gavin Hamilton Agrippina Landing at Brindisium with the Ashes of Germanicus
1765–72
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Classicism
The term classicism is used to describe art that makes reference to ancient Greek or Roman style
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