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| Allan Ramsay Self-portrait (made in Italy) 1776 drawing National Portrait Gallery, London |
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| Allan Ramsay Margaret Lindsay, the artist's second wife, reading aloud on the island of Ischia 1776 drawing National Galleries of Scotland |
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| Allan Ramsay Portrait of Amelia Ramsay, daughter of the artist, in Italy 1776 drawing National Galleries of Scotland |
According to the National Galleries of Scotland, Allan Ramsay's brilliant painting career in Georgian Britain was "cut short" in 1773 after an injury to his right arm. In 1776 he took his family to Italy, partly in hopes of improving his health, and was able to produce a number of exceptionally beautiful portrait drawings, as sampled here. Most of the other drawings in this group were also produced in Italy, on earlier study-trips, one in the 1730s and another in the 1750s.
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| Allan Ramsay Country girl at Surrentum, Italy (Sorrento) 1776 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Allan Ramsay Study of a woman's torso with corset undated drawing Harvard Art Museums |
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| Allan Ramsay Study of right hand, after the Venus of Urbino by Titian 1754 drawing National Galleries of Scotland |
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| Allan Ramsay Study of left hand holding a baton ca. 1737-38 drawing National Galleries of Scotland |
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| Allan Ramsay Studies of hands ca. 1749 drawing National Galleries of Scotland |
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| Allan Ramsay Studies of hands undated drawing National Galleries of Scotland |
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| Allan Ramsay Studies of feet, after unknown artist ca. 1754 drawing National Galleries of Scotland |
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| Allan Ramsay Studies of a man's head ca. 1737-38 drawing National Galleries of Scotland |
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| Allan Ramsay Head of a man in three-quarter view ca. 1737 drawing on blue paper National Galleries of Scotland |
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| Allan Ramsay Profile head of a bearded man in a turban, possibly after Benedetto Luti ca. 1754 drawing National Galleries of Scotland |
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| Allan Ramsay Personification of Moderation, after painting by Raphael 1755 drawing National Galleries of Scotland |