David Ramsay
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His major works, History of the American Revolution (1789) and History of South Carolina (1809), were widely read and became much-consulted treatises of early American nationalism. A native Pennsylvanian, Ramsay trained as a physician before moving to Charleston, South Carolina, where he achieved social and civic prominence. He volunteered his medical skills to the American cause during the Revolution and later became a member of the state convention to ratify the Constitution. Charles Willson Peale and David Ramsay met in Philadelphia in 1771, when Ramsay was studying medicine at the College of Philadelphia with Benjamin Rush. Peale\u00e2\u0080\u0099s sister Margaret married Ramsay\u00e2\u0080\u0099s brother Nathanial that same year. This painting may reveal the familial connection as Ramsay is shown in a private pose, looking off to the side in contemplation."}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "Nacido en el condado de Lancaster, Pensilvania"}, {"label": "Exhibition Label", "content": "David Ramsay fue \u00e2\u0080\u009cel historiador m\u00c3\u00a1s respetado\u00e2\u0080\u009d del pa\u00c3\u00ads en los primeros tiempos de la rep\u00c3\u00bablica. Sus obras principales, History of the American Revolution (1789) y History of South Carolina (1809), fueron muy le\u00c3\u00addas y pasaron a ser fuentes de consulta acerca del incipiente nacionalismo estadounidense. Oriundo de Pensilvania, Ramsay estudi\u00c3\u00b3 medicina antes de radicarse en Charleston, Carolina del Sur, donde alcanz\u00c3\u00b3 una distinguida posici\u00c3\u00b3n social y c\u00c3\u00advica. Durante la Revoluci\u00c3\u00b3n sirvi\u00c3\u00b3 a la causa americana como m\u00c3\u00a9dico voluntario y m\u00c3\u00a1s tarde fue miembro de la convenci\u00c3\u00b3n estatal para ratificar la Constituci\u00c3\u00b3n. Charles Willson Peale y David Ramsay se conocieron en Filadelfia en 1771, cuando Ramsay estudiaba medicina en el College of Philadelphia con Benjamin Rush. Ese a\u00c3\u00b1o, la hermana de Peale, Margaret, se cas\u00c3\u00b3 con Nathanial, hermano de Ramsay. Esta pintura revela quiz\u00c3\u00a1s la cercan\u00c3\u00ada familiar, ya que Ramsay aparece en una pose informal, mirando hacia un lado en actitud contemplativa."}, {"label": "Provenance", "content": "By family descent to F. 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