Jeremiah Davison (1695?–1750?) was an Anglo-Scottish portrait-painter. Duncan Forbes of Culloden by Jeremiah Davison

Life

Davison was born in England, of Scottish parentage, about 1695. He studied from the works of

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, and under Joseph van Aken acquired facility in painting

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. Davison died towards the end of 1745, aged about 50.

Works

Through a

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, Davison became acquainted with

James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl (28 September 16908 January 1764), styled Marquess of Tullibardine between 1715 and 1746, was a Scottish peer, and Lord Privy Seal. Life Atholl was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and was the third son of John Murr ...

, and painted his portrait. Under the patronage of the Duke and Duchess he went to Scotland, and obtained a good practice as a portrait-painter in Edinburgh, and London. In 1730 Davison painted the portrait of

Frederick, Prince of Wales Frederick, Prince of Wales, (Frederick Louis, ; 31 January 170731 March 1751), was the eldest son and heir apparent of King George II of Great Britain. He grew estranged from his parents, King George and Queen Caroline. Frederick was the fa ...

. At Greenwich Hospital is a full-length portrait by him of Admiral

George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington Admiral of the Fleet George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, (27 January 1663 – 17 January 1733), of Southill Park in Bedfordshire, was a Royal Navy officer and statesman. While still a lieutenant, he delivered a letter from various captains ...

; in the

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is a head of Richard Cooper, the elder; and in the Merchants' Hall, Edinburgh, is a half-length of Elizabeth Macdonald of Largie, wife of Charles Lockhart of Lee and Carnwath. A portrait of

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the actress was in Horace Walpole's collection at Strawberry Hill. A group representing

James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, KT, PRS (1702 – 12 October 1768) was a Scottish astronomer and representative peer who was president of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh from its foundation in 1737 until his death. He also became ...

and his family is now in the

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.Art UK Your Paintings, ''James Douglas (1702–1768), 14th Earl of Morton, and his Family''.
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* ;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Davison, Jeremiah 1695 births 1745 deaths 18th-century English painters English male painters 18th-century Scottish painters Scottish male painters English portrait painters Scottish portrait painters 18th-century English male artists