Pompeo Batoni 1708 - 1787
1727 - settled in Rome where he became well known for his portraits of the 'Grand Tourist' in front of antiquities. 1766 - painted Colonel William Gordon in Highland dress against a backdrop of the Colosseum.
1727 - settled in Rome where he became well known for his portraits of the 'Grand Tourist' in front of antiquities. 1766 - painted Colonel William Gordon in Highland dress against a backdrop of the Colosseum.