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Wednesday, July lo. 1793. 



Biographical Sketches of 



EMINENT SCOTTISH ARTISTS. 



Gavin Hamilton, painter. 



With a Portrait. 

 An author who is now so little known as almost 

 to be namelefs, lakes notice of " one John Milton" a 

 blind man, who was translator of foreign letters to 

 Oliver Cromwell. This " John Milton" is now 

 known by means of his works throughout all Eu- 

 rope, wlien the other is forgot. In like manner 

 Gavin Hamilton whose name, on account of the 

 great value of his paintings, and the high price e- 

 ven of the excellent engravings from them bj Cune- 



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