Robert Ker Porter

Apr 26, 1777 - 1842

Sir Robert Ker Porter, KCH was a Scottish artist, author, diplomat and traveller. Known today for his accounts of his travels in Russia, Spain, 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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