Lot 627: Sir John Charles Robinson, British 1824-1913- Loch

Sir John Charles Robinson, British 1824-1913- Loch Portree, Isle of Sky; watercolour, bears label to the reverse, 47.5x92cm. Note: The artist Sir John Charles Robinson studied in the studio of Michel-Martin Drolling in Paris. Appointed curator of the Museum of Ornamental Art at Marlborough House. In 1857 this collection was moved to the newly establish South Kensington Museum where he worked until 1867. He was appointed Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures i 1882 and acted in this capacity until 1901.