Brief Biography-Gavin Hamilton was born in Lanark, Scotland, in 1730. His initial education was in Glasgow before going to Italy to study in the 1740s, after which he did portraiture in London for five years. Around 1754, Hamilton moved to Rome and lived there for the remainder of his life. He dealt in art, and as an archaeologist, he excavated in Rome. Nicolas Poussin influenced his paintings, and his neoclassical style impressed later artists such as Jacques Louis David. His works were mainly historical and mythological; however, he still engaged in portraiture.