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Pair of Siblings Signed by Archibald Robertson
Pair of Siblings Signed by Archibald Robertson
In 1791, Scottish portrait miniature artist Archibald Robertson (1765-1835) was lured to the America with an offer to open a school of drawing in New York. He and one of his brothers opened the Columbian Academy of Painting. Archibald brought a new technique to America of using thin watercolor with cross-hatched brushstrokes which allowed the luminosity of the ivory to shine through. He has been c...
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