Robert Elliot
English naval officer and draughtsman
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| Intro | English naval officer and draughtsman | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| was | Military personnel Engraver Officer | |
| Work field | Arts Military | |
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| Birth | 1767, Roxburghshire, United Kingdom | |
| Death | 1854 (aged 87 years) |
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Robert Elliot (fl. 1822–1833), was an English naval officer, Captain in the Royal Navy, and known as a topographical draughtsman from 1822 to 1824.
Elliot made a series of sketches, taken on the spot, of views in India, Canton, and the Red Sea. These were worked up by Samuel Prout, Clarkson Stanfield, and others into finished drawings; and were published in parts by Fisher & Co., appearing 1830–1833, under the title, Views in the East, comprising India, Canton, and the Red Sea, with Historical and Descriptive Letterpress by Emma Roberts.