Robert Ker Porter

He also worked under the name Reynold Steinkirk. The authorities additionally record the headings Sir R. C. Porter, Sir Carr Porter, J. K. Porter, Sir Robert Ker Porter and Robert Kerr Porter. His recorded language was English. His recorded confession was Lutheranism.

Robert Ker Porter studied at Durham School and Royal Academy of Arts. He trained under William Frederick Wells.

Robert Ker Porter received Knight Commander of the Royal Order of the Welfs and Officer of the Order of the Lion and the Sun. Work by Robert Ker Porter is held by National Gallery of Victoria, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate and Victoria Memorial.

25 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1797 to 1966.

Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden, held by British Library Nineteenth Century digitised books collection. An Officer of the Dragoon Guards mounted on his Charger beneath an Arch, dated 1821, held by National Trust, inventory 515547. The Lake of Valencia, dated 1832, held by Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. Rounding up Cattle on the Apurean Plains, dated 1832, held by Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. Charge, dated 1803, held by Q214867, inventory 1947.7.138. Lieutenant-Colonel F. A. Daniell, held by Victoria Memorial, inventory R1866-C1044. Caernarvon Castle, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.5327. A British Officer of the Staff and an Officer of Hussars, dated 1810, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1975.4.1949. A French Dragoon, dated 1810, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1975.4.1950. Military of the Peninsular War, dated 1810, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1975.4.1951. An Uralsky Cossack, dated 1810, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1975.4.1952. Near Mallwyd on the Dovey, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.5326. Landscape with cottage, figures and ruin, dated 1807, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.10869. George III Inspecting the Volunteers, dated 1799, held by Government Art Collection, inventory 13337. The Battle of Alexandria, 21 March 1801, dated 1801, held by National Army Museum, inventory NAM. 1999-10-12. Portrait of an officer, dated 1801. Charge, from the first issue of Specimens of Polyautography, dated 1803, lithograph in black on cream wove paper, tipped onto mount with aquatint border in gray on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2015.217.10. Fighting Knights Before Castle, dated c. 1800, pen and orange-red ink, with brush and gray wash, graphite, and traces of red chalk, on cream wove paper, squared in graphite, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.3477. Sir Robert Ker Porter's Caracas diary, 1825-1842 : a British diplomat in a newborn nation / Walter Dupouy., dated 1966, held by Wellcome Collection. Descriptive sketch of the Storming of Seringapatam, as exhibited in the great historical picture painted by Robert Ker Porter, dated 1800, held by Wellcome Collection. Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, ancient Babylonia, etc. &c. during the years 1817, 1818, 1819, and 1820 / By Sir Robert Ker Porter. With numerous engravings of portraits, costumes, antiquities, &c., dated 1821-1822, held by Wellcome Collection. The costume of the inhabitants of Russia / [Anon]., dated [between 1800 and 1899?], held by Wellcome Collection. The body of Tippu Sultan is laid out and mourned by a woman and servants. Stipple engraving by L. Schiavonetti, 1801, after R.K. Porter., dated Oct.r 15th 1801, held by Wellcome Collection. The Quiz, by a society of gentlemen. Vol. I, dated 1797, held by Wellcome Collection. The battle of Alexandria: Sir Ralph Abercromby (Abercrombie) is taken from the battle after being wounded in the thigh (key to the painting). Engraving, 1804, after R. Ker Porter., dated June 4, 1804, held by Wellcome Collection.

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 13 named public collections.

Yale Center for British Art: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. British Library Nineteenth Century digitised books collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Trust: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Q214867: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rosenwald Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Victoria Memorial: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Government Art Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Army Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 11 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Porter, Sir Robert Ker, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Porter, Sir Robert Ker (1777–1842), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. 16928, 1843-03-30, PORTER (Sir Robert Ker) K.C.H. †, Art Sales Catalogues Online. Sir Robert Ker Porter: Regency Artist and Traveller, Iran, 1972. Sir Robert Ker Porter, Notes and Queries, 1875. The travelogue of Robert Porter as a primary source on studying the Caucasus image visualisation by the Europeans in the first decades of XIX c., Кавказология, 2025.

7 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

A Narrative of the Campaign in Russia, During the Year 1812: During the Year ... (1814) — Internet Archive. Georgia and Armenia in the Travel Writings of Robert Ker Porter — Internet Archive. Travels In Georgia, Persia, Armenia, Ancient Babylonia (1821) — Internet Archive. A Narrative of the Campaign in Russia During the Year 1812 (1814) — Internet Archive. Letters from Portugal and Spain: Written During the March of the British ... (1809) — Internet Archive. Histoire de la campagne de Russie, pendant l'année 1812, contenant des détails puisés dans des sources officielles ... par sir Robert KerPorter ... traduit de l'anglais sur la sixième édition par Mr****** .. (1817) — Internet Archive. Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden: During the Years 1805, 1806, 1807, 1808 ... (1809) — Internet Archive.

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 18 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Robert Ker Porter studied at Durham School and Royal Academy of Arts. training under William Frederick Wells is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history and landscape.

Work by Robert Ker Porter is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Art Institute of Chicago, Tate, Victoria Memorial and Yale Center for British Art.

Distinctions recorded are Knight Commander of the Royal Order of the Welfs and Officer of the Order of the Lion and the Sun.