Christina Robertson (née Sanders, 1796-1854) was a Scottish portrait painter of the mid-19th Century, who spent many years at the Russian Imperial Court in St. Petersburg, where she gained extensive renown. She was considered by contemporaries to be one of the most talented artists of her day, a remarkable achievement for a woman and mother of a large family in the male-dominated world of 18th Century portrait painting. It is also remarkable -- and unfortunate -- that, despite her great success and popularity, very little is known about the artist's life.
c.1822. Watercolor on ivory. 23 x 18.3 cm with frame. Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK.
1840. Oil on canvas. 36.5 x 29.5 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1840. Oil on canvas. 249 x 151 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1840. Oil on canvas. 106 x 78.5 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1840. Oil on canvas. 230 x 147 cm. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1840-41. Oil on canvas. 264 x 162 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1840-41. Oil on canvas. 95.5 x 62.5 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1840-41. Watercolor and white highlights, with traces of a pencil sketch on Bristol card. 25.3 x 19.6 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1841. Oil on canvas. 249 x 151 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1841. Oil on canvas. 249 x 151 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
c.1841. Oil on canvas. 92.5 x 61.5 . The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
late 1840s. Oil on canvas. 249 x 157 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1849. Oil on canvas. 91 x 104.5 cm. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1849. Oil on canvas. 91 x 104.5 cm. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1849. Oil on canvas. 91 x 104.5 cm. The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1850. Oil on canvas. 112 x 104 cm. Oil on canvas. 112 x 104 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia.
1850. Watercolor, pencil, and white highlights on fine white card. 34.2 x 24.6 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1851. Watercolor, gouache, white highlights, and pencil on fine white card. 34.2 x 20.4 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
1851. Watercolor, whitewash on paper. 34.5 x 25 cm. The Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia. Read Note.
. Cardboard, watercolor, gouache, whitewash. The Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.