Robert Fagan

Robert Fagan (c. 1761 – August 26, 1816) was an Irish painter, diplomat and archaeologist.

Career

Born in Cork during the mid 18th century, Fagan would spend much time abroad. As an archaeologist he traveled to Italy and was involved in the excavations near Laurentum, which resulted in the discovery of the Venus at the Capitoline. Fagan then became British Consul general in Sicily in 1809. [Aspects of Irish Art. National Gallery of Ireland. Cahill & Co. 1974. Pg 108. Retrieved Mar. 18, 2008.] As an artist, he made a career out of painting portraits, often for traveling English families. He was married twice, first to Anna Marie Ferri and then to Maria Ludovica’ Flajani a young Italian girl whom he married in 1801, just six months after his first wife's death. [ [http://www.pgil-eirdata.org/html/pgil_datasets/authors/f/Fagan,R/life.htm] Fagan at Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved Oct. 01, 2007.] Fagan fell into debt, and committed suicide in Rome by jumping from a window. [ [http://www.geocities.com/jcanu/art/art4aug/art0826.html] Art 4 a Day. July 14, 2004. Retrieved May, 13, 2008.]

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