Robert Dunkarton
(circa 1744-circa 1815), Engraver and portrait painterArtist associated with 166 portraits
After an apprenticeship with mezzotint engraver William Pether, Dunkarton initially produced portraits in oils and crayons. He exhibited these at the Royal Academy and the Society of Artists from 1774 until 1779, after which he concentrated on printmaking. Dunkarton worked in a number of areas, including portraits, old master paintings, landscapes, and botanical subjects. Between 1770 and 1811, he produced some forty-five mezzotint portraits, many on a large scale. One of his last commissions was from J.M.W. Turner, for whom he provided the mezzotint ground for five of the plates for his Liber Studiorum, published in 1811-12.
by Robert Dunkarton
pastel, 1776
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John Mordaunt, 1st Viscount Mordaunt of Avalon
by Robert Dunkarton
mezzotint, late 18th to early 19th century
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George Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
by Robert Dunkarton, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, late 18th-early 19th century
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Sir John Chicheley (inscribed 'Sir Richard Chicheley')
by Robert Dunkarton, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, late 18th to early 19th century
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Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington
by Robert Dunkarton, after Paul van Somer
mezzotint, late 18th or early 19th century
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Sir John Chicheley (inscribed 'Sir Richard Chicheley')
by Robert Dunkarton, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, late 18th-early 19th century
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Sir John Chicheley (inscribed 'Sir Richard Chicheley')
by Robert Dunkarton, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, late 18th-early 19th century
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Sir John Chicheley (inscribed 'Sir Richard Chicheley')
by Robert Dunkarton, after Sir Peter Lely
mezzotint, late 18th-early 19th century
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Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington
by Robert Dunkarton, after Paul van Somer
mezzotint, probably late 18th century
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Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton
by Robert Dunkarton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, late 18th century
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by Robert Dunkarton, after John Russell
mezzotint, published 1770
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George Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
by Robert Dunkarton, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, late 18th-early 19th century
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George Fitzroy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
by Robert Dunkarton, after Willem Wissing
mezzotint, late 18th-early 19th century
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by Robert Dunkarton, after Francis Parsons
mezzotint, 1773
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George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
by Robert Dunkarton, after Benjamin West
mezzotint, published 1774
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George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton
by Robert Dunkarton, after Benjamin West
mezzotint, published 1774
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by Robert Dunkarton, published by and after George Paterson
mezzotint, published 14 December 1775
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after Robert Dunkarton
line engraving, circa 1775-1800
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Ann Catley as Euphrosyne in Milton's 'Comus'
by Robert Dunkarton, after William Lawranson
mezzotint, published 1777
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by Robert Dunkarton, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
mezzotint, 1778
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