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Hay was an advocate of imitative finishes such as graining and marbling, and textured paints to imitate brocade fabrics. From 1828, he developed his theory of colour harmony over six successive editions of his book,
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in the north of the city. The substantial tombstone stands to the south-west of the sealed eastern entrance. The monument is vandalised and the original bronze bas-relief sculpture of his profile has been stolen.
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had these decorative schemes painted over, but watercolours commissioned by Victoria in 1863 give some idea of their appearance.
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In his final years he had exclusive premises at 90 George Street in the centre of Edinburgh's New Town.
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The Natural Principle of Beauty, as developed in the Human Figure
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The Laws of Harmonious Colouring Adapted to Interior Decorations
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The Laws of Harmonious Colouring Adapted to Interior Decorations
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The Laws of Harmonious Colouring Adapted to Interior Decorations
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Entrance Hall at Abbotsford, decorated by David Ramsay Hay, 1824
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The Science of Beauty: as developed in Applied Art and Nature
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The grave of David Ramsay Hay, Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh
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Interior House Painting Colours & Technology, 1615-1840
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The Harmonic Law of Nature Applied to Architectural Design
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Proportion: or the Geometric Principle of Beauty Analysed
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The Natural Principles and Analogy of the Harmony of Form
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National Portrait Gallery page with biography of Hay
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Architectural Colour in British Interiors, 1615-1840
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FRSE
interior decorator
colour theorist


Rebekah or Rebecca Carmichael
Robert Burns
Royal Mile
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
John Beugo
Edinburgh's New Town
David Roberts
Abbotsford
Walter Scott
Holyroodhouse
Queen Victoria
Queen Mary
Edinburgh
Warriston Cemetery
"Oxford Index"


"Papers of David Ramsay Hay (1798-1866)"
"Hay, David Ramsay"
"The Science of Beauty"
National Portrait Gallery page with biography of Hay
Rebekah Carmichael
Carmichael, Rebekah, Poems by Miss Carmichael, Edinburgh (1790)
Hay, David Ramsay, The Laws of Harmonious Colouring Adapted to Interior Decorations, 3rd edition (1836)

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