Johann Battista Lampi I

Dr. John Rogerson, 1741 - 1823. Physician and adviser to Catherine the Great

About this artwork

John Rogerson was born near Lochmaben in Dumfries and Galloway. After studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh he travelled to Russia to pursue a medical career. By 1776 he was physician to the Empress of Russia, Catherine the Great; he also became an advisor and diplomat at the Russian court. After Catherine’s death in 1796, Rogerson served as physician to her successors, Tsars Paul I and Alexander I. In 1816, following fifty years’ service, he left St. Petersburg and returned to Scotland, settling on his estate at Dumcrieff near Moffat. He maintained his taste for Russian delicacies, requesting deliveries of caviar, salted cucumber, Astrakhan grapes and reindeer tongues, to complement his Scottish food and to present as gifts to his friends.

Updated before 2020

  • artist:
  • title:
    Dr. John Rogerson, 1741 - 1823. Physician and adviser to Catherine the Great
  • date created:
    1792 - 1796
  • materials:
    Oil on canvas
  • measurements:
    76.40 x 63.00 cm; Framed: 96.50 x 84.50 x 12.20 cm / 19.00 kg
  • object type:
  • credit line:
    Purchased 1982
  • accession number:
    PG 2507
  • gallery:
  • depicted:
  • subject:
  • artwork photographed by:
    Antonia Reeve
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Johann Battista Lampi I

Johann Battista Lampi I