Andrew Robertson
An Unknown Gentleman (recto & verso)
About this artwork
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title:An Unknown Gentleman (recto & verso)
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accession number:PG 3248
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materials:Pencil on paper on part of an envelope stuck on recto
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date created:1807 - 1835
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measurements:Paper size: 11.50 x 9.40 cm; mount: 28.70 x 23.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 2000
Andrew Robertson
Andrew Robertson
Andrew Robertson was born in Aberdeen. He studied as a scene painter and miniaturist, working under Alexander Nasmyth and Sir Henry Raeburn. Robertson's two elder brothers were also miniaturists. After attending the Royal Academy Schools in London in 1797, Robertson decided to establish his own practice as a miniature painter…