Biography of Artist

Ross,Robert Thorburn

1816-1876

He was a Scottish painter of landscapes, portraits, genre scenes and also a pastellist.

Robert Ross was born in Edinburgh, known as a visual artist, he studied under Simson and Sir William Allen. He initially exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1845 and then went on to show his work at the Royal Academy in London from 1871. An assosiate member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1853 he became a full member in 1869.

The National Gallery of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy have both held his work