Pompeo Batoni 1708 - 1787
- occupation:
- Draughtsman,
- Painter
- Nationality:
- Italian
- born in:
- Lucca, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
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.