Brief Biography-Robert Carver from Dublin, Ireland, was a scene painter taught by his artist father, Richard. He received his formal tuition at the Dublin Society Schools. Painting scenery for plays became his speciality in several theatres in Dublin. In 1765, The Garrick Theatre, Drury Lane, London, employed him as a head scenery painter. The Free Society of Artists, where he later became president. Carver also exhibited his Landscapes at the Royal Academy. He spent the latter half of his life in London