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Robert Brough

Scottish painter (1872-1905)
Person Human Q7342393

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
March 20, 1872
Date of death
January 21, 1905
Place of birth
Invergordon
Place of death
Sheffield
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7]
Occupation
painter
Field of work
painting[8]
Educated at
Gray's School of Art[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library[25]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[24]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, second supplement, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13][14]
Family name
Brough[11]
Given name
Robert[12]
Has works in the collection
Tate, National Galleries Scotland, National Gallery, The Fleming Collection, Gordon Highlanders Museum, Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, Dundee Art Galleries and Museums[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[16]
Place of burial
St Machar's Cathedral[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert Brough en Robert John Cameron Brough he רוברט בראו
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000067087842
VIAF cluster ID
75374631
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87832083
GND ID
1180546806
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Portrait of Robert Brough by John Singer Sargent (detail).jpg ↗
AAGM person or institution ID
435
Art UK artist ID
brough-robert-18721905
Artcyclopedia artist ID
brough_robert
Artist-info artist ID
312516
Artists of the World ID
10142914
Artnet artist ID
robert-brough
AskArt person ID
11019363
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Athenaeum person ID
4123
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
BroughRobert1872-1905
Benezit ID
B00027196
Bridgeman artist ID
18433
British Museum person or institution ID
21034
Christie's creator ID
13850
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1180546806
DoME artist ID
12563
Europeana entity
agent/base/158222
FAST ID
200043
Find a Grave memorial ID
130552277
Freebase ID
/m/08crvk
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004082969707141
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
2604
Grove Art Online ID
T011571
HAND ID
465F-862F-0711-255F-799E
IdRef ID
136953107
Invaluable.com person ID
hjz0vrlwop
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
118478
NLB authority ID (Belarus)
NLB-ar11569354
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5327016
Open Library ID
OL331995A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
32101
Prabook ID
1915858
RKDartists ID
13019
SNAC ARK ID
w6c53pnw
Tate artist ID
robert-brough-819
Union List of Artist Names ID
500016204
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxRyK7HvW8DqFQvCt7GpP
YCBA agent ID
10652
Yale LUX ID
person/89b66370-f229-4f8c-99a9-c38634d27af4

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 4
National Gallery, Tate, National Galleries Scotland, Dundee Art Galleries and Museums
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Field of work 1
painting
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Occupation 1
painter
Place of birth 1
Invergordon
Place of burial 1
St Machar's Cathedral
Place of death 1
Sheffield
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Robert Brough was born on March 20, 1872[1], in Invergordon[2]. He died on January 21, 1905[3], in Sheffield[4]. He worked as a painter[5].

FAQs

Where was Robert Brough born?

Robert Brough was born in Invergordon[2].

Where did Robert Brough die?

Robert Brough passed away in Sheffield[4].

What did Robert Brough do for work?

Robert Brough worked as a painter[5].

Where did Robert Brough go to school?

Robert Brough was educated at Gray's School of Art[9].

Related Entities

National Gallery Sheffield United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NLB authority ID (Belarus) → NLB-ar11569354
    "Created claim: NLB authority ID (Belarus): NLB-ar11569354, batch #289738"
  2. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Gray's School of Art
    Given name → Robert
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    HAND ID → 465F-862F-0711-255F-799E
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 465F-862F-0711-255F-799E, batch #274966"
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