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Christina Robertson

Christina Robertson (1796 - 1854) was active/lived in United Kingdom.  Christina Robertson is known for Portrait painting.

Little is known about Christina Robertson's early life.  She was born in Fife, Scotland, and it is believed that she trained with her uncle, George Sanders, a successful miniaturist.  In 1823 she married James Robertson, also a painter, and together they relocated to London from where she sent pictures to exhibitions at the Royal Academies in London and Edinburgh regularly.

During this time interest in her work increased, and among her distinguished patrons were the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, the Countess of Sheffield, Lord Powerscourt and Viscountess Barrington.  After 1830 her circle of patrons had widened to include more international names such as Rothschild, Monte Bello, Zuvadovsky and Pototski, which must have influenced her decision to travel to St Petersburg in 1839, where she remained until 1841, returning again between 1849 until her death in 1854.

Her connections on arrival must have been so significant that her first sitters included   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2576 characters.]  Artist bio

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