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(1) Archibald Robertson
(b Monymusk, Grampian, 8 May 1765; d New York, 6 Dec 1835). American painter and drawing-master of Scottish birth. He was brought up in Aberdeen, studying art there and in Edinburgh. In 1786 he was a student at the Royal Academy in London. Several years of practice in Aberdeen followed. In 1791 he arrived in New York to teach art at the invitation of a group of gentlemen. Shortly afterwards he painted miniatures of George and Martha Washington (1791–2; Colonial Williamsburg, VA). With his brother Alexander he established the Columbian Academy of Painting; most of their students were amateurs, although a few, notably John Vanderlyn, became professional artists. Throughout their lives the Robertsons promoted the exhibition of art and the training of artists in New York, and they were active members of the American Academy of the Fine Arts.
Part of the Robertson family
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