About Augustus Robin
Lived 1822 – 1898 (aged 75–76). Augustus Robin was an engraver.
Augustus Robin (1822 – December 3, 1898) was an engraver and the "premier portraitist in New Orleans". His parents were French and he was born in New York. Robin moved to New Orleans in 1838. He worked there, in Philadelphia, and back in New York. In New York City, Robin worked for John Chester Buttre. He died in New York City and was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery on December 6, 1898.
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New Orleans engraver
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Augustus Robin was born in 1822 in New York City, New York.
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Augustus Robin died on 3 December 1898 in New York City.
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Augustus Robin was an engraver.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Augustus Robin. https://biography.guide/augustus-robin/
MLA: "Augustus Robin." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/augustus-robin/.
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