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Charles Robertson (artist)

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111:. He visited London briefly again in 1806, but returned to settle in Dublin, living at 7 Holles Street. He exhibited miniatures and "flower pieces" from 1800 to 1802 and 1811 to 1821. In 1814, he became the secretary and later vice-president of the Hibernian Society of Artists, and also served on the committee looking to found an Irish Academy of Painting. Robertson never signed his works, but they are generally identifiable by his use of pale grey-blue skin tones. 100:, who was also a miniaturist, at his studio on Essex Street, Dublin and potentially trained with him also. From 1769, at age 9, to 1774 Robertson exhibited "designs in hair" at the Society of Artists on William Street, moving on to miniatures from 1775. 95:
around 1760. The Robertsons were a family of miniaturists and jewellers who lived on Ormond Quay. He was possibly related to Alexander Robertson who died in July 1768 in Ormond Quay. He lived with his older brother
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painted a portrait of Robertson depicting him at his miniature-painting desk. The NGI hold this portrait and Robertson's desk. Other examples of his work are held in the
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From 1775, Robertson had his own studio at 69 South Great Georges Street. He was living in 11 Claredon Street in 1783. He lived in
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Robertson married Christina Noletar Jaffrey. The couple had several children, including the miniaturist
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from 1785 to 1792 where he continued to paint miniatures and from 1790 to 1810 he exhibited with the
196: 80: 246:"Portrait miniature of a lady with a mask | Charles Robertson | V&A Explore The Collections" 118:(NGI) hold a number of works by Robertson including portrait of a woman wearing a white dress. 220: 270: 162: 295: 104: 92: 51: 37: 137:. He died at his home on Holles Street on 10 November 1821. 250:
Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections
66: 58: 44: 30: 23: 271:"Portrait of a Man 1810 Charles Robertson Irish" 8: 190: 188: 186: 184: 20: 201:. Dublin: Maunsel & company, limited 48:10 November 1821 (aged 60–61) 146: 156: 154: 152: 150: 7: 14: 195:Strickland, Walter G. (1913). 91:Charles Robertson was born in 79:(c. 1760 – 1821) was an Irish 1: 198:A Dictionary of Irish Artists 167:Dictionary of Irish Biography 322:19th-century Irish painters 116:National Gallery of Ireland 338: 317:Artists from Dublin (city) 312:19th-century Irish artists 120:Henry Brooke Kirchhoffer 169:. Royal Irish Academy 221:"Collections Online" 163:"Robertson, Charles" 70:miniature-painting 275:www.metmuseum.org 81:miniature-painter 77:Charles Robertson 74: 73: 25:Charles Robertson 329: 286: 285: 283: 281: 267: 261: 260: 258: 256: 242: 236: 235: 233: 231: 217: 211: 210: 208: 206: 192: 179: 178: 176: 174: 158: 21: 337: 336: 332: 331: 330: 328: 327: 326: 292: 291: 290: 289: 279: 277: 269: 268: 264: 254: 252: 244: 243: 239: 229: 227: 219: 218: 214: 204: 202: 194: 193: 182: 172: 170: 160: 159: 148: 143: 89: 54: 49: 40: 35: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 335: 333: 325: 324: 319: 314: 309: 304: 294: 293: 288: 287: 262: 237: 225:British Museum 212: 180: 161:Devine, Ruth. 145: 144: 142: 139: 88: 85: 72: 71: 68: 67:Known for 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 50: 46: 42: 41: 36: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 334: 323: 320: 318: 315: 313: 310: 308: 305: 303: 300: 299: 297: 276: 272: 266: 263: 251: 247: 241: 238: 226: 222: 216: 213: 200: 199: 191: 189: 187: 185: 181: 168: 164: 157: 155: 153: 151: 147: 140: 138: 136: 131: 129: 125: 121: 117: 112: 110: 109:Royal Academy 106: 101: 99: 94: 86: 84: 82: 78: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 47: 43: 39: 33: 29: 22: 19: 16:Irish painter 302:1760s births 278:. Retrieved 274: 265: 253:. Retrieved 249: 240: 228:. Retrieved 224: 215: 203:. Retrieved 197: 171:. Retrieved 166: 132: 113: 102: 90: 76: 75: 18: 307:1821 deaths 280:2 September 255:2 September 230:2 September 205:2 September 173:2 September 59:Nationality 296:Categories 141:References 135:Clementina 34:circa 1760 128:The Met 124:V&A 105:London 98:Walter 93:Dublin 52:Dublin 38:Dublin 62:Irish 282:2021 257:2021 232:2021 207:2021 175:2021 126:and 114:The 87:Life 45:Died 31:Born 298:: 273:. 248:. 223:. 183:^ 165:. 149:^ 130:. 83:. 284:. 259:. 234:. 209:. 177:.

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"Robertson, Charles"




A Dictionary of Irish Artists
"Collections Online"
"Portrait miniature of a lady with a mask | Charles Robertson | V&A Explore The Collections"
"Portrait of a Man 1810 Charles Robertson Irish"
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1821 deaths
19th-century Irish artists
Artists from Dublin (city)

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