Robert Edge Pine
(1730-1788), PainterArtist associated with 73 portraits
Robert Edge Pine was a portrait and historical painter He was the son of John Pine, the engraver, and was probably his pupil. Pine exhibited at the Society of Artists from 1760 to 1771, and at the Free Society of Artists from 1761 to 1763. During the 1760s, he was one of the leading portrait painters in London; his sitters included George II, the Duke of Northumberland and David Garrick. In around 1784, Pine moved to America and settled in Philadelphia, where he devoted himself to portraiture. He built a flourishing portrait practice, with George Washington his most eminent American sitter.
Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)
by Robert Edge Pine
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1774
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by Robert Edge Pine
oil on canvas, circa 1775
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Catharine Macaulay (née Sawbridge)
by Robert Edge Pine
oil on canvas, circa 1775
On display in Room 10 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
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by John Dixon, printed for John Bowles, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, mid 18th century
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by John Dixon, printed for John Bowles, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, mid 18th century
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by Nathaniel Hone, after Robert Edge Pine
etching, 1752
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by James Wilson, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, circa 1760-1780
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published by Robert Sayer, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, circa 1760-1774
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published by Robert Sayer, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, circa 1760-1774
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published by Robert Sayer, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, circa 1760-1774
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by James Watson, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1764
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by James Wilson, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1764
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by James Watson, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1765
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Mrs Pritchard in the Character of Hermione in the Winters Tale (Hannah Pritchard (née Vaughan))
by Simon François Ravenet, and by François-Germain Aliamet, after and published by Robert Edge Pine
line engraving, published 1765
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Mrs Pritchard in the Character of Hermione in the Winters Tale (Hannah Pritchard (née Vaughan))
by Simon François Ravenet, and by François-Germain Aliamet, after and published by Robert Edge Pine
line engraving, published 1765
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by James Watson, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 20 May 1765
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by James Watson, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 20 May 1765
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by William Humphrey, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1765
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by William Humphrey, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 1765
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by James Watson, published by Robert Sayer, and published by John Smith of Cheapside, after Robert Edge Pine
mezzotint, published 20 May 1765
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