Student Artwork Guide
4 parts 1 The artwork2 In context3 Artist and museum4 Look closely
Copyright This work is in the public domain. c robert edge pine died in 1788; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 1858.
In context
Francis Hopkinson — c robert edge pine
Shaded: the lifetime of c robert edge pine (1730–1788)
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Main colour
Clay #8a6544
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Artist and museum
Francis Hopkinson — c robert edge pine
Born in London, United Kingdom
In the grand tapestry of the eighteenth century, few artists captured the profound transition from colonial tension to national identity as poignantly as Robert Edge Pine. Born in London in 1730, Pine was a man of two worlds, an Anglo-American painter whose life and work bridged the gap between the established elegance of the British Enlightenment and the raw, burgeoning spirit of the American Revolution. His artistic lineage was rooted in the meticulous precision of his father, John Pine, a renowned engraver and cartographer. This early exposure to the disciplined world of printmaking instilled in Robert a foundational reverence for detail and an uncanny ability to translate complex narratives into visual reality, a skill that would later serve him as he documented the faces of history.
Pine’s early career in London was marked by significant prestige, as his talent for portraiture earned him the attention of the era's most influential figures. He moved within the sophisticated circles of the Society of Artists and the Free Society of Artists, painting luminaries such as George II and the celebrated actor David Garrick. His work during this period was characterized by a refined mastery of character, capturing not just the physical likeness of his subjects but the subtle psychological nuances that defined the European elite.
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Look closely
Francis Hopkinson — c robert edge pine
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