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1750 Dublin, Ireland - 1801 Futtehpore. Known for: Portrait, miniature painting.
Walter and Charles Robertson were brothers, both miniaturists from Ireland. Walter went bankrupt as an artist working in London, and sailed for America in 1793 with his friend the artist Gilbert... Read full biography
Walter and Charles Robertson were brothers, both miniaturists from Ireland. Walter went bankrupt as an artist working in London, and sailed for America in 1793 with his friend the artist Gilbert Stuart. Settling in Philadelphia, Robertson painted miniature copies of Stuarts portraits, along with... Read full biography
Walter and Charles Robertson were brothers, both miniaturists from Ireland. Walter went bankrupt as an artist working in London, and sailed for America in 1793 with his friend the artist Gilbert Stuart. Settling in Philadelphia, Robertson painted miniature copies of Stuarts portraits, along with his own original miniatures of George Washington. He is sometimes referred to as the Irish Robertson, to distinguish him from the Scottish miniaturists Archibald, Andrew, and Alexander Robertson. He... Read full biography
Walter and Charles Robertson were brothers, both miniaturists from Ireland. Walter went bankrupt as an artist working in London, and sailed for America in 1793 with his friend the artist Gilbert Stuart. Settling in Philadelphia, Robertson painted miniature copies of Stuarts portraits, along with his own original miniatures of George Washington. He is sometimes referred to as the Irish Robertson, to distinguish him from the Scottish miniaturists Archibald, Andrew, and Alexander Robertson. He left America after 1796 for India. Source:. http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?ID=4080
Walter and Charles Robertson were brothers, both miniaturists from Ireland. Walter went bankrupt as an artist working in London, and sailed for America in 1793 with his friend the artist Gilbert Stuart. Settling in Philadelphia, Robertson painted miniature copies of Stuarts portraits, along with his own original miniatures of George Washington. He is sometimes referred to as the Irish Robertson, to distinguish him from the Scottish miniaturists Archibald, Andrew, and Alexander Robertson. He left America after 1796 for India. Source:. http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?ID=4080
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Keywords (9)
Art Method
- •Miniature Art
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Colonial America
Chronology
- •18th Century
Added Description
- •Miniature Specialty
- •Portrait Miniatures