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George Chalmers
Early Life, Family and Training George Chalmers was born in Edinburgh about 1720, entering a family with deep ties to the traditions of heraldry and art. He was the grandson of Charles Chalmers, a man whose life was marked by the political upheavals of the era. His father, Roderick Chalmers, served as the Ross Herald to the Lyon Court and worked as a heraldic painter. This professional background meant that the language of symbols and
formal portraiture was part of the household environment from the beginning. The young artist began his formal training under his father's guidance, learning the technical foundations of the craft within the family circle. This early instruction provided the groundwork for his later development when he became a pupil of Allan Ramsay. Through these mentors, George Chalmers began to refine his ability to capture the likenesses of his co…