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| Keywords: David Martin self-portrait c1760.jpg Artwork Creator David Martin Self-portrait ca 1760 oil on canvas cm 49 5 39 4 National Gallery of Scotland 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 Accession number NG 569 NG 569 Other versions PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT Martin David; Self-portrait David Martin artist 00 1760 oil on canvas paintings in the United Kingdom 1760 portrait paintings from Great Britain Male 18th-century oil portraits of men at bust length 1760c Portrait paintings in the National Gallery of Scotland 18th-century self-portrait paintings of men from the United Kingdom Portrait paintings with brown background | ||||
