George Willison

Biography:

George Willison (1741–1797) was a Scottish portrait-painter. He is best known for his works done in India. He was a son of David Willison, an Edinburgh printer and publisher, and grandson of John Willison. His uncle George Dempster of Dunnichen sent him to Rome to study art. There from 1760 to 1767, he worked initially under Raphael Mengs. On his r...