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Sir Robert Strange

Header: Sir Robert Strange
Also known as: Sir Robert Strange; primary name: Strange, Robert
Details: individual; printmaker; British; Male
Life dates: 1721-1792
Address: The Golden Head, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London (1754-1765) 14 Castle Street, Leicester Fields, London (1765-1775) Rue de l'Enfer, Paris (1775-1780) 52 Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London (1780-1792)
Biography: Engraver. Scottish Jacobite who after a brief time studying law in Edinburgh switched to an apprenticeship with Robert Cooper that was completed in 1742; fled to France after Culloden (his brother-in-law was private secretary to James Francis Edward Stuart and he served in the Prince's lifeguard); 1747-50 in Paris, worked with Le Bas; 1750-60 in London as a publisher and dealer in prints; 1760-5 travelled to Europe (Paris, Rome, Naples); 1765 returned to London where he was made fellow of the newly incorporated Society of Artist, after its financial collapse in 1775 moved to Paris where he spent the next five years (1775-80); in 1780 returned to London where he bought a house in Great Queen St, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Knighted by George III in 1787.
Bibliography: Charles Le Blanc, 'Catalogue de l'oeuvre de RS', Leipzig 1848 Dictionary of National Biography Contemporary collections of his plates at Christ Church (2.4) and the Fitzwilliam (Cc.18)

320 related objects

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0112.123 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1736-1792

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0112.119 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1762

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0112.120 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1762

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0112.121 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1762

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.97 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1775-80

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.107 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Baldassare Franceschini, il Volterrano |
Production date: 1762

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.98 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1784

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.109 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guercino |
Production date: 1762

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.104 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1762

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.112 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeFormerly attributed to:Bartolomé Esteban Murillo |
Production date: 1787

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.108 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guido Reni |
Production date: 1759

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.113 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1762

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.106 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1762

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0112.116 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1762

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0112.122 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1762

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0112.124 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1736-1792

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0112.118 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1762

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.105 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1762

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.110 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1762

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.115 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1762

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.114 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1762

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.103 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1775-1780

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.111 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guido Reni |
Production date: 1762

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.101 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guido Reni |
Production date: 1762

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.99 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1786-1787

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.102 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Bartolomeo Schedoni |
Production date: 1762

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1861,0112.100 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1786

drawing

Museum number: 1861,0112.117 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Drawn by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1762

medal

Museum number: M.6573 |
Producer name: BIOG117317 Designed by:G V Weber |
Production date: 1792 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

print

Museum number: 1916,1101.1 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Engraved by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1860-1916 |
Production place: Made in:Cluny Castle (Inverness) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Loch Laggan

print; book-illustration

Title: Ancient Musical Instruments. |
Museum number: Y,4.134 |
Producer name: Print made by:John LeeAfter:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1805

print

Title: The Death of Dido |
Museum number: 1841,0612.30 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guercino |
Production date: 1776

print

Title: Sr Robt Strange Engraver |
Museum number: 1868,0822.4392 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Jean Baptiste Greuze |
Production date: 1828

print

Title: Archibald Pitcairn MD |
Museum number: 1842,1112.16 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Sir John Baptist de Medina |
Production date: 1736-1792

print

Title: Danae |
Museum number: 1842,0806.369 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Titian |
Production date: 1768

print

Title: Charles I and the Duke of Hamilton |
Museum number: S,1.10 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1782

print

Title: The Most Reverend Rob.t Leighton D.D. late Arch-Bishop of Glasgow. |
Museum number: 1840,0808.192 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Print made by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1758

print

Title: Sappho to Phoebus consecrates her lyre |
Museum number: V,1.143 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Carlo Dolci |
Production date: 1775

print

Title: Miserere mei.. |
Museum number: U,3.176 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guido Reni |
Production date: 1753

print; frontispiece

Title: The Most Reverend Robt Leighton |
Museum number: 1840,0808.193 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Print made by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1758

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1860,0211.10 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangePublished by:Andrew Millar |
Production date: 1753-1764 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Published in:Edinburgh

print

Title: Mary embracing Christ |
Museum number: U,4.102 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guercino |
Production date: 1773

print

Museum number: 1864,0309.306 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Benjamin West |
Production date: 1786 |
Production place: Made in:London (England)

print

Title: Everso Missus Succurrere Seclo |
Museum number: 1855,0609.1980 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangePublished by:Chéreau |
Production date: 1736-1792

print

Title: Charles I and the Duke of Hamilton |
Museum number: 1870,0709.280 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1782

print

Title: Laomedon, King of Troy, detected by Neptune and Apollo |
Museum number: 1842,0806.332 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Salvator Rosa |
Production date: 1775

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1868,0822.7403 |
Producer name: After:Anthony van DyckPrint made by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1757

print

Title: Entrance to Queen St Chapel House formerly of Sir Robt Strange |
Museum number: 1872,1012.3628 |
Producer name: Print made by:George ScharfAfter:Bartholomew Howlett |
Production date: 1817

print

Title: Venus blinding Cupid |
Museum number: 1841,0809.98 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Titian |
Production date: 1769

print

Title: Charles I |
Museum number: P,2.54 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1736-1792

print

Title: Caesar putting away Pompeia, receives Calpurnia as his Wife |
Museum number: 1842,0806.325 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Pietro da Cortona |
Production date: 1757

print

Title: Pindar |
Museum number: 1843,0719.30 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Print made by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1744

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1860,0211.6 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangePublished by:Andrew Millar |
Production date: 1753-1764 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Published in:Edinburgh

print

Title: Mary embracing Christ |
Museum number: 1868,0822.1874 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guercino |
Production date: 1773

print

Title: Cupido |
Museum number: 1861,0112.135 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Bartolomeo Schedoni |
Production date: 1774

print

Museum number: R,2.6 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1787

print

Title: Charles Prince of Wales, James Duke of York, and Princess Mary; Children of King Charles the 1st |
Museum number: P,2.84 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Anthony van Dyck |
Production date: 1754-1769 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; frontispiece

Museum number: 1855,0609.1979 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Attributed to:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1804

print

Title: Everso Missus Succurrere Seclo |
Museum number: 1861,1109.631 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangePublished by:Chéreau |
Production date: 1736-1792

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1860,0211.9 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangePublished by:Andrew Millar |
Production date: 1753-1764 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Published in:Edinburgh

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1860,0211.11 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangePublished by:Andrew Millar |
Production date: 1753-1764 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Published in:Edinburgh

print

Title: Amoris Primitiae. The Offspring of Love |
Museum number: 1868,0822.1884 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guido Reni |
Production date: 1765-1769

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1860,0211.21 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangePublished by:Andrew Millar |
Production date: 1753-1764 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Published in:Edinburgh

print

Museum number: 1842,0806.336 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guido Reni |
Production date: 1765-1769

print

Title: Venus attired by the Graces |
Museum number: U,3.275 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guido Reni |
Production date: 1759

print

Title: Mary embracing Christ |
Museum number: 1840,1212.22 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guercino |
Production date: 1773

print

Museum number: 1861,0112.133 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guido Reni |
Production date: 1787

print

Title: Apollo rewarding Merit and punishing Arrogance |
Museum number: 1876,0708.2472 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Andrea Sacchi |
Production date: 1755

print

Museum number: 1842,1112.13 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Hans Holbein the Younger |
Production date: 1757

print

Museum number: 1877,0210.240 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Bartolomé Esteban Murillo |
Production date: 1791

print

Museum number: 1840,0327.1 |
Producer name: BIOG47562 Print made by:Sir Robert Strange |
Production date: 1749

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1860,0211.3 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangePublished by:Andrew Millar |
Production date: 1753-1764 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)Published in:Edinburgh

print

Title: Cleopatra |
Museum number: 1868,0822.1880 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guido Reni |
Production date: 1777

print

Title: The celebrated Madonna of Correggio, with the Magdalen St Jerom &ca |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3162 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Antonio Correggio |
Production date: 1771

print

Title: The Revd Mr William Harper |
Museum number: 1839,0413.44 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:William de Nune |
Production date: 1745 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; bookplate

Museum number: 1845,0507.1 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Samuel Wale |
Production date: 1736-1792

print

Title: Le Retour du Marché |
Museum number: 1842,0806.342 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Philips Wouwerman |
Production date: 1750

print

Title: The Death of Dido |
Museum number: 1853,1210.634 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guercino |
Production date: 1776

print

Title: The Death of Dido |
Museum number: 1864,1114.458 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Guercino |
Production date: 1776

print

Title: St Cecilia, attended by the Magdalen St Paul, St John, St Augustin &c |
Museum number: 1868,0822.1887 |
Producer name: Print made by:Sir Robert StrangeAfter:Raphael |
Production date: 1771