Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

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, Lambeth Palace, Lambeth

Subjects

shovel/spade, topography, townscape/cityscape, tree, horse, river, man, woman, basket, palace, chapel, abbey, tower

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

George Robertson (1742 - 1788)
Wilson Lowry (1762 - 1824)

Title

A View of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Palace at Lambeth, in the County of Surry [sic] / Vue du Palais de l’Archeveque de Canterbury / à Lambeth, dans la Comté de Surry

Date

published 1 January 1781

Medium

Coloured engraving

Dimensions

height: 39.00 cm, width: 54.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Frank T Sabin, October 1963

GAC number

6218