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, after David Loggan
mezzotint, published 1811
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by Robert Dunkarton, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Samuel Woodforde
mezzotint, published 1811
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Frederick V, King of Bohemia and Elector Palatine
by Robert Dunkarton, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, published 1812
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Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
by Robert Dunkarton, after Sir Anthony van Dyck, published by Samuel Woodburn
mezzotint, published 1812
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by Robert Dunkarton, published by Samuel Woodburn
mezzotint, published 1812
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by Robert Dunkarton, published by William Richardson, after David Loggan
mezzotint, published 1812 (1666)
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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
by Robert Dunkarton, after David Loggan
mezzotint, published 1812 (1666)
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Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
by Robert Dunkarton, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1812
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Charles Stanley, 8th Earl of Derby
by Robert Dunkarton, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1812
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Charles John (Karl Johann), Count Konigsmarck
by Robert Dunkarton, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1812
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Charles John (Karl Johann), Count Konigsmarck
by Robert Dunkarton, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1812
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Charles John (Karl Johann), Count Konigsmarck
by Robert Dunkarton, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1812
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by Robert Dunkarton, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1812
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Montague Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
by Robert Dunkarton, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, published 1812
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Montague Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey
by Robert Dunkarton, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
mezzotint, published 1812
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George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley
by Robert Dunkarton, after David Loggan
mezzotint, published 1812
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by Robert Dunkarton, after John Riley
mezzotint, published 1812
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by Robert Dunkarton, published by Samuel Woodburn
mezzotint, published 1813
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by Robert Dunkarton, published by Samuel Woodburn, after Jan van der Vaart
mezzotint, published 1813
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by Robert Dunkarton, published by Samuel Woodburn
mezzotint, published 1813
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