The Delicate Hand of Alexander Nasmyth: A Portraitist of Georgian England Alexander Nasmyth, born in Edinburgh on September 9th, 1758, and passing away on April 10th, 1840, was a pivotal figure in the landscape of late 18th and early 19th-century British art. More than simply a painter, he embodied a confluence of artistic influences – from the formal training under Allan Ramsay to the burgeoning fascination with scientific illustrati…