Location

Country: Turkey
City: Ankara
Place: British Embassy

George Robertson was a landscape painter, who worked largely in watercolour. He also produced history paintings showing grand scenes from classical mythology or the Bible, and important historical events. He was born in London and studied there at Shipley’s Academy on the Strand (established in 1753) and in Italy. He later played an important role in the training of artists, prior to the foundation of the Royal Academy in 1765. In 1774, Robertson accompanied the historian William Beckford to Jamaica, where he painted six landscapes, which were later engraved. He exhibited at both the Royal Academy and the Society of Artists. Robertson died in 1788 at his home near Elephant and Castle, in London.

Places

England, London

Subjects

shovel/spade, topography, genre, tree, cow, dog, horse, man, woman, girl, 18th century costume, shirt, waistcoat, breeches, basket, garden, country house/mansion

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

George Robertson (1742 - 1788)
Thomas Morris

Title

The East View of the Seat of Sir Gregory Page Turner (late Sir Gregory Page’s) on Blackheath in the County of Kent

Date

published 1 January 1781

Medium

Coloured engraving

Acquisition

Purchased from Frank T Sabin, October 1963

GAC number

6213