A Dubliner’s Grace: The Life and Art of Hugh Douglas Hamilton Born in the bustling heart of 18th-century Dublin around 1740, Hugh Douglas Hamilton emerged as a pivotal figure in portraiture, bridging the Rococo elegance of his early career with the burgeoning Neoclassical sensibilities that would define an era. The son of a peruke maker – a trade demanding precision and artistry in its own right – young Hamilton was steered towards th…