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David Martin (artist)
Scottish painter and engraver
This article is about the Scottish painter.
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David Martin (1 April – 30 December ) was a Scottish painter and engraver. Born in Fife, he studied in Italy and England, before gaining a reputation as a portrait painter.
Early life
Born in Anstruther Easter, he was the first of the five children of John Martin (/–), Anstruther Easter's parish schoolmaster, and his second wife, Mary Boyack (?–).
Painting career
Martin accompanied his art teacher, the portrait painter Allan Ramsay on his tour of Italy in –7, and after returning became a student at the St Martin's Lane Academy in London.
There he gained premiums for life drawing in each year from to He also joined Ramsay's studio in the s as its principal draughtsman, helping to produce many of the coronation portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte.
Martin had his own studio by , by which time he had also produced his first self
