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gavin , ngs hamilton by ozias humphry , 1778 , pencil 4 january 1798 1723 rome , italy lanarkshire , scotland scots gavin hamilton 1723 gavin hamilton.jpg gavin hamilton -lrb- artist -rrb-
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gavin hamilton -lrb- artist -rrb-

gavin hamilton -lrb- 1723 , lanarkshire -- 4 january 1798 , rome -rrb- 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 .
