Sir Robert Ker Porter

1777–1842

*An Ancient Castle* c.1799–1800
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Biography

Sir Robert Ker Porter, KCH (1777–1842) was a Scottish artist, author, diplomat, and traveller. Known today for his accounts of his travels in Russia, Spain, Portugal and Persia, he was one of the earliest panorama painters in Britain, was appointed historical painter to Tsar Alexander I of Russia and served as British consul in Venezuela.

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