Robert Fagan

Biography:

Robert Fagan (c. 1761 – 26 August 1816) was a painter, diplomat and archaeologist. Born in London, he spent most of his career in Rome and Sicily. The son of Cork immigrants, Fagan was born ca. 1761 in London. He arrived in Rome in 1781. Like other artists in Rome he became involved in dealing in antiquities, and, with the financial backing of some...