Association for Scottish Literature: Allan Ramsay (1684–1758) – poet, playwright, founder of modern #Scots writing, & with a claim to be the father of #Romanticism – was born #OTD, 15 Oct. A 🎂 🧵 … #C18 1/6 🖼️ Allan Ramsay, 1684–1758, by William Aikman – Scottish National Portrait Gallery www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti...

Allan Ramsay (1684–1758) – poet, playwright, founder of modern #Scots writing, & with a claim to be the father of #Romanticism – was born #OTD, 15 Oct. A 🎂 🧵 … #C18 1/6 🖼️ Allan Ramsay, 1684–1758, by William Aikman – Scottish National Portrait Gallery www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-arti...