Sir Robert Ker Porter
1777–1842
Biography
Sir Robert Ker Porter, KCH (1777–1842) was a Scottish artist, author, diplomat, and traveller. Known today for his accounts of his travels in Russia, Spain, Portugal and Persia, he was one of the earliest panorama painters in Britain, was appointed historical painter to Tsar Alexander I of Russia and served as British consul in Venezuela.
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