Sir Robert Strange
(1721-1792), Line engraverSitter in 3 portraits
Artist associated with 25 portraits
Strange studied art for six years in Edinburgh, under Richard Cooper. He fought with the Jacobites in the civil wars after which he escaped to France and completed his studies in Paris under engraver J.P. Le Bas. Strange returned to London in 1751, where he established himself as one of the country's pre-eminent engravers. In the 1760s, he spent four years working in Italy, during which time he was elected a member of the academies of Rome, Florence, Bologna, Parma and Paris. During his career, Strange made over eighty engravings after van Dyck, Correggio, Titian, Rosa, Raphael and others. In 1787 he was knighted by George III, the only engraver to receive such an honour in the eighteenth century.
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
possibly by Sir Robert Strange
line engraving, mid 18th century
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by Sir Robert Strange, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, mid 18th century (1635)
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probably after Sir Robert Strange
mezzotint, (1745)
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by Sir Robert Strange, after William Denune
mezzotint, (1745)
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by Sir Robert Strange
line engraving, circa 1749
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by Sir Robert Strange
line engraving, circa 1749
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by Sir Robert Strange
line engraving, circa 1749
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by Sir Robert Strange
line engraving, circa 1749
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by Sir Robert Strange
line engraving, circa 1749
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by Sir Robert Strange
line engraving, circa 1749
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by Sir Robert Strange
line engraving, circa 1749
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Three Eldest Children of Charles I
by Sir Robert Strange, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, 1750s-1780s (1635)
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
by Sir Robert Strange, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1757
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
by Sir Robert Strange, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1757
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
by Sir Robert Strange, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1757
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by Sir Robert Strange
line engraving, published 1758
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by Sir Robert Strange, after Gavin Hamilton
line engraving, 1760
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by Sir Robert Strange, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, 1770 (1636)
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by Sir Robert Strange, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1784 (1632)
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by Sir Robert Strange, after Jean-Baptiste Greuze
etching, 1791
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by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, after Sir Robert Strange
etching, 1791
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by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, after Sir Robert Strange
etching, 1791
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by John Chapman, after Sir Robert Strange
stipple engraving, published 1798 (1745)
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by John Chapman, after Sir Robert Strange
stipple engraving, published 1798 (1745)
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'The Apotheosis of Prince Alfred and Prince Octavius' (Prince Octavius; Prince Alfred)
by and published by Sir Robert Strange, after Benjamin West
line engraving, published 1786 (1783)
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