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    • WALTER ROBERTSON (IRISH d. 1801) Portrait miniature of a young Gentleman wearing dark blue coat, buff coloured waistcoat and tied white cravat Watercolour on ivory  Gold frame with bright-cut edge within plaited hair border secured with gold buckle
      Mar. 25, 2020

      WALTER ROBERTSON (IRISH d. 1801) Portrait miniature of a young Gentleman wearing dark blue coat, buff coloured waistcoat and tied white cravat Watercolour on ivory  Gold frame with bright-cut edge within plaited hair border secured with gold buckle

      Est: £600 - £800

      WALTER ROBERTSON (IRISH d. 1801) Portrait miniature of a young Gentleman wearing dark blue coat, buff coloured waistcoat and tied white cravat Watercolour on ivory  Gold frame with bright-cut edge within plaited hair border secured with gold buckle at the base of the portrait; the reverse with gold monogram JMP on plaited hair studded with gold stars set within bright cut-mount blue glass and further gold bright cut border Oval, 72 mm high (3 in) Exhibited: Comerford Collection at the Irish Architectural Archives, Dublin, 2009  Literature: The Comerford Collection: Portrait Miniatures, (privately published, Dublin, 2009) pp 8, 36 (# 134); Walter G. Stickland, Dictionary of Irish Artists, 1913 Walter was the elder brother of the miniaturist Charles Robertson. Around 1784 he went to London and was practicing there for the next few years. He did not, however, exhibit at the Royal Academy or elsewhere, and nothing is known of him during that period. Returning to Dublin, in 1792, he was made bankrupt. He had become acquainted in London with Gilbert Stuart, and when Stuart went to America early in 1793, Robertson accompanied him, both sailing in the same ship. Robertson, who was known as "Irish Robertson" to distinguish him from the two Scottish miniature painters, Archibald and Alexander Robertson working in America in the same time, gained some notice by his miniature copies of Stuart's portraits. His career in America was probably not very successful, for he left the country in 1795 and made is way to India.  Although Robertson held for some years a leading postion in Dublin as a miniature painter and is considered, as Pasquin tells us, "as the first professor of his department of the arts in Ireland for several years", his work is now quite unknown.

      Chiswick Auctions
    • WALTER ROBERTSON, Irish (active in America, 1793-1796), Portrait of Martha Washington, watercolor, unsigned., 2 3/8 x 1 7/8 inches
      Oct. 27, 2016

      WALTER ROBERTSON, Irish (active in America, 1793-1796), Portrait of Martha Washington, watercolor, unsigned., 2 3/8 x 1 7/8 inches

      Est: $60,000 - $80,000

      WALTER ROBERTSON Irish (active in America, 1793-1796) Portrait of Martha Washington watercolor, unsigned. 2 3/8 x 1 7/8 inches Provenance: Herbert L. Pratt; Private Collection. Exhibitions: ''An Exhibition of Miniatures Painted in America, 1720-1850,'' Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Mar. 14 – Apr. 24, 1927. Literature: Hart, Charles H. ''Historical Descriptive and Critical Catalogue of the Works of American Artists in Collection of Herbert L. Pratt.'' New York, 1917, cat. no. 51, p. 108-109.; Bolton, Theodore. ''Early American Portrait Painters in Miniature.'' New York: F.F. Sherman, 1921, pp. 46-47.; Wehle, Harry B, and Theodore Bolton. ''American Miniatures, 1730-1850: One Hundred and Seventy-Three Portraits.'' Garden City, N.Y: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc, 1937, pp. xvi, 30-32, illus. color pl. XV.; ''Catalogue of an Exhibition of Portrait Miniatures Painted in America, 1720-1850,'' (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1927), 46-47 illus. Other Notes: In a copper frame with enamel with movable ring. Plaited hair on the reverse. Click to read the accompanying essay for this lot. Tags: Americana

      Shannon's
    • ATTRIBUTED TO WALTER ROBERTSON (AMERICAN/IRISH, 1750-1801) PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON Watercolor on ivory: 2 1/2 x 2 in. (sight)
      Apr. 04, 2015

      ATTRIBUTED TO WALTER ROBERTSON (AMERICAN/IRISH, 1750-1801) PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON Watercolor on ivory: 2 1/2 x 2 in. (sight)

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      ATTRIBUTED TO WALTER ROBERTSON (AMERICAN/IRISH, 1750-1801) PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON Watercolor on ivory: 2 1/2 x 2 in. (sight) Framed; Verso inscribed: Robertson W\ George Washington\ 2 1/2 x 2 1/4\ WB083\ NEG*1633; label Kennedy Galleries, Inc. New York, NY

      Potomack Company
    • Walter Robertson (Irish, died 1801)
      Sep. 04, 2013

      Walter Robertson (Irish, died 1801)

      Est: £500 - £700

      A Boy, profile to the right, wearing blue jacket, striped waistcoat and white chemise with frilled collar, his light brown hair curling behind his neck. Gold frame, the reverse with brooch pin attachment and glazed to reveal plaited hair. Oval, 58mm (2 5/16in) high Provenance: Bonhams, London, 21 November 1996, lot 151.

      Bonhams
    • Walter Robertson (Irish, died 1801)
      May. 30, 2013

      Walter Robertson (Irish, died 1801)

      Est: £800 - £1,200

      A Boy, profile to the right, wearing blue jacket, striped waistcoat and white chemise with frilled collar, his light brown hair curling behind his neck. Gold frame, the reverse with brooch pin attachment and glazed to reveal plaited hair. Oval, 58mm (2 5/16in) high Provenance: Bonhams, London, 21 November 1996, lot 151.

      Bonhams
    • Circle of Walter Robertson (Irish, died 1801) A Gentleman, wearing blue coat with black collar, white frilled chemise and stock
      May. 25, 2011

      Circle of Walter Robertson (Irish, died 1801) A Gentleman, wearing blue coat with black collar, white frilled chemise and stock

      Est: £500 - £700

      A Gentleman, wearing blue coat with black collar, white frilled chemise and stock. Gilt-metal frame. Oval, 68mm (2 11/16in) high

      Bonhams
    • WALTER ROBERTSON (Irish/American, 1750-1801)
      Nov. 20, 2008

      WALTER ROBERTSON (Irish/American, 1750-1801)

      Est: $60,000 - $80,000

      WALTER ROBERTSON (Irish/American, 1750-1801) George Washington, late 18th century Watercolor on ivory 6 x 5 inches (15.2 x 12.7 cm) Signed lower left: W. Robertson In this portrait, Robertson memorializes George Washington as a general. Rather than drawing his inspiration for this portrait of Washington from Gilbert Stuart's full-length portrait of the man in civilian dress, Robertson based this likeness upon Charles Wilson Peale's (1741-1827) likeness of Washington in formal dress as the leader of the Continental troops.

      Heritage Auctions
    • WALTER ROBERTSON (Irish/American, 1750-1801)
      Nov. 20, 2008

      WALTER ROBERTSON (Irish/American, 1750-1801)

      Est: $15,000 - $20,000

      WALTER ROBERTSON (Irish/American, 1750-1801) Charles Robertson (the artist's brother), late 18th century Watercolor on ivory 2 x 1-1/2 inches (5.1 x 3.8 cm)

      Heritage Auctions
    • WALTER ROBERTSON (Irish/American, 1750-1801)
      Nov. 20, 2008

      WALTER ROBERTSON (Irish/American, 1750-1801)

      Est: $15,000 - $20,000

      WALTER ROBERTSON (Irish/American, 1750-1801) George Washington, late 18th century Watercolor on ivory 3-1/2 x 2-3/4 inches (8.9 x 7.0 cm) Signed center right: Stuart Robertson was a well-known miniaturist in Dublin before emigrating to New York in 1793. Gilbert Stuart and Robertson, who had become great friends in Dublin, agreed that Robertson, in efforts to help his career, would copy Stuart's finished portraits. This miniature is a slightly different version than Stuart had previously painted. Robertson depicts Washington with a more vivid expression, lighter background, elaborate texture in his coat and enhanced color in his vest.

      Heritage Auctions
    • Walter Robertson (Irish died 1801) miniature
      Apr. 14, 2008

      Walter Robertson (Irish died 1801) miniature

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      Walter Robertson (Irish, died 1801) miniature portrait of seth johnson, after 1793 Inscribed verso, "Seth Johnson of Middletown, Connecticut and New York. By Walter Robertson (Irish, active in U.S.A. after 1793, died in India, 1802." watercolor on ivory, gilt locket frame. note: Seth Johnson was born November 2, 1767 in Middletown, CT, lived in New York City, and died in Holland Patent, New York on December 7, 1802 at the age of 35. He owned 20,000 acres in Holland Patent which he bought from Lord Holland, and donated several acres to the town for a cemetery. Sight size: 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 in.

      Freeman's
    • TWO PORTRAIT MINIATURES OF AN OLDER GENTLEMAN, BY WALTER ROBERTSON, CIRCA 1795
      Jun. 23, 2005

      TWO PORTRAIT MINIATURES OF AN OLDER GENTLEMAN, BY WALTER ROBERTSON, CIRCA 1795

      Est: $2,500 - $3,500

      the first in a red case, the second unframed, with a red case

      Sotheby's
    • Walter Robertson (Irish, d.1810)
      Nov. 18, 2003

      Walter Robertson (Irish, d.1810)

      Est: £400 - £600

      A Lady, her head turned in profile to the left, wearing white dress with pale blue waistband, ribbons at her shoulders and in her hair gold frame, the reverse with bright-cut border around raised glass revealing lock of hair on hair Oval, 58mm. (2 1/4ins.) high

      Bonhams
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