Robert Edge Pine

Robert Edge Pine (* 1730 in London, † November 18, 1788 in Philadelphia ) was an English portrait and historical painter.

Life

Robert Edge Pine was the son of John Pine, an engraver, and probably also his student.

He painted portraits, including of King George II, the Duke of Northumberland and the actor David Garrick. These images are now in the National Portrait Gallery. He also painted a number of scenes from Shakespeare's plays, some of which were later exhibited in the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, also from historical compositions, including Lord Rodney Aboard the Formidable ( she is now in the Town Hall in Kingston, Jamaica).

About 1784 Pine traveled to America and settled in Philadelphia, where he was very focused on portraiture. His models were General Gates, Charles Carroll, Robert Morris, George Read, Thomas Stone, Mrs. Reid (now in the Metropolitan Museum, New York) and George Washington ( 1785 ). The portrait of Washington engraved for Irving's Life of Washington, but the characterization is weak. A historically interesting painting is Congress Voting Independence, which today is located in the Historical Society of Philadelphia. It was started by Pine and finished by Edward Savage. After the death of Pine many of his paintings were collected in the Columbian Museum in Boston.

Works (selection)

Portrait of Mary Ball Washington, 1786

Portrait of Catharine Macaulay

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