Andrew Robertson

Andrew Robertson (1777–1845) was a Scottish miniaturist painter.

Biography Andrew Robertson was born in Aberdeen in 1777. He was the brother of Alexander and Archibald Robertson, who were also painters.

Works Robertson's self-portrait hangs in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Robertson created a new style of miniature portrait that became dominant by the middle of the nineteenth century; at least four examples are held in the Victoria and Albert Museum. He broke with previous styles, particularly the work of Richard Cosway, and was critical of these earlier painters, describing their works as 'pretty things but not pictures'.