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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Artworks

An Ancient Castle
Sir Robert Ker Porter
c.1799–1800
Rocks at Matlock
Sir Robert Ker Porter
date not known

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Figure of an Oriental
Sir Robert Ker Porter
1806

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An Oriental Girl at a Spring
Sir Robert Ker Porter
1800

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Artworks

An Ancient Castle

Rocks at Matlock

Figure of an Oriental

An Oriental Girl at a Spring

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