Zone d'identification
Type of entity
Personne
Forme autorisée du nom
Porter, Sir Robert Ker
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Autre(s) forme(s) du nom
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Description area
Dates d’existence
1777-1842
Historique
Sir Robert Ker Porter 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