 Ramsay went to Europe in September 1900 and was fortunate in finding a kindred spirit, George Washington Lambert, on the same vessel - the SS "Persic".Arriving at Paris, he entered Académie Colarossi and was soon recognised as a student of great potential.He sent five pictures to the 1902 exhibition of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and four of these were accepted and hung together.