Robert Ker Porter Art
Scottish, 1777-1842
Sir Robert Ker Porter was a Scottish artist, traveller and diplomat. He studied painting under Benjamin West at Somerset House; became a captain in the Westminster militia (1803-1804); appointed historical painter to the Russian Tsar (1804) and in 1811 married Mary von Scherbatoff, a Russian princess and cousin of Alexei Nikolaevich Olenin, President of the Academy of Fine Arts
served with the British army in Spain; knighted by Gustav IV of Sweden (1806) and by the Prince Regent (1813); he recorded and drew ruins at Persepolis and other sites in Iran for the Russian Academy of Fine Arts (1817-20). For this work, he was awarded the order of the Lion and the Sun by the Qajar ruler Fath Ali Shah, whose portrait he painted. Later in life, he became involved in South American politics as a consul in Venezuela (1824). Author of Travels in Georgia, Asia, Armenia, Ancient Babylonia, during the years 1817, 1818, 1819 and 1820 (London 1821/22). He is buried in St Petersburg. Albums of his drawings survive in the British Library and Hermitage St Petersburg. His full-length portrait in Russian military uniform was painted by George Harlowe (1808) and engraved by W. O. Burgess (published 1843, the year after his death).(Biography provided by Allinson Gallery, Inc.)
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Artist: Robert Ker Porter
Robert Ker Porter
By Robert Ker Porter
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Mezzotint after the painting by Robert Ker Porter (1777-1842). 25 1/4 x 17 (plate). Text: 'Robert Ker Porter pinx.t. W.Say sculp.t. London Published as the Act directs, June 19 1802, by John P. Thompson, Printseller to his Majesty and their Royal Highness's the Duke and Duchess of York...
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