Allan Ramsay (Scottish, 1713-1784) Portrait of a gentleman, wearing a blue coat with gold embroidery facings and a white waistcoat, in a feigned oval signed 'A. Ramsay / 1746' (lower right) oil on canvas 74 x 61cm Provenance: T. E. Sotheran Estcourt Sale, Christie's, London, 9th December 1927, lot 98, bought by Agnew's, London; John Levy Gallery, New York; P. M. Turner; Christie's, London, 15th May 1936, lot 90, bought by Reid; Acquired by the great-uncle of the present owner Footnote: Literature: Alistair Smart and John Ingamells, Allan Ramsay: A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings, 1999, p. 202, no. 584, as 'a naval officer', p. 274, fig. 226