Robert Griffier
Illustration — Detail of a rowboat on the Thames in front of Syon House Robert Griffier (c. 1675 – after 1727) was an 18th-century landscape painter from London who was active in Amsterdam.
Also recorded as Young Greffier · Young Griffier · Robbert Griffioen · Robert Griffer
Robert Griffier
Attributed to Robert Griffier · Christie's, LotFinder: entry 5559283 (sale 4936, lot 47, London, 4 May 2012) · Public domain
- Died
- 1727 · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- painter · draftsperson · art dealer
- Teachers
- Jan Griffier I
- Languages
- Dutch
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Illustration — Detail of a rowboat on the Thames in front of Syon House Robert Griffier (c. 1675 – after 1727) was an 18th-century landscape painter from London who was active in Amsterdam.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Robert Griffier. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q1919659 · wikipedia · Robert Griffier
In this article
Biography
Biography
According to Houbraken, Griffier was born in England in 1688 as the son of Dutch painter Jan Griffier, and learned painting from his father. He did not accompany his family when they moved to the Netherlands and so wasn't on board when they had their shipwreck in 1695, but was in Ireland. Before 1700 he moved to the Netherlands and after his father returned to England, he stayed in Amsterdam, painting Italianate landscapes in the manner of Herman Saftleven. According to the RKD Houbraken, Griffier was born on 7 October 1688, but this is the birthdate of his brother Jan (John), who may have shared his studio. Some of his works are co-signed by Carel Breydel. From these his birth year is deduced as c. 1675. He became an Amsterdam citizen in October 1716. He went to London after his father's death in 1718. Jan van Gool wrote that he met Robert in London in 1727. Van Gool claimed he was a follower of Philips Wouwerman and Van de Velde who could paint "Rhine landscapes" and had on occasion painted figures in Ruisdael paintings. Griffier died in Amsterdam sometime after 1727.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1675
Robert Griffier born at England.
1727
Robert Griffier died at Amsterdam.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
England.
Birth place
Amsterdam.
Death place
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
Further particulars
Held on the record
Further particulars
Open the remaining particulars
The authorities additionally record the headings Young Greffier, Young Griffier, Robbert Griffioen, Robert Griffer and Rob. His recorded language was Dutch. He was the child of Jan Griffier I. The identifiers under which Robert Griffier may be traced in institutional catalogues.
Identity and origins
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Paintings
18,623 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Robert G. L. LeonoriArtist
- Robert GeninArtist
- Robert GibbArtist
- Robert GreenleesArtist
- Robert GuttmannArtist
- Robert HammerstielArtist
- Robert Hawker DowlingArtist
- Robert HeindelArtist
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Robert Griffier?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.