# Robert Dodd artist context and auction value notes

Canonical page: https://appraisily.com/artist/robert-dodd/
Profile generated: 2026-08-24T12:26:10.633Z
Quality: medium confidence, adequate sources

## Artist identity

- Nationality: British
- Movements: British marine art
- Common media: Painting, Engraving, Aquatint engraving

## About Robert Dodd

Robert Dodd (1748–1815) was a British painter and engraver associated with marine art. He specialized in ships and events at sea, including naval engagements, merchant shipping, frigates, captured vessels, and East Indiamen. Authority records connect his name with depictions of historically identified actions such as Cape St Vincent, the Battle of Copenhagen, the Glorious First of June, and the Battle of Pulo Aura. His subject matter therefore overlaps closely with the maritime history of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic eras. Collectors may encounter Dodd through paintings as well as engravings and aquatints, with individual works ranging from ship portraits to complex battle scenes. Named vessels, locations, and event dates are often central to understanding the subject. Because attributed works also circulate, an appraisal should distinguish a securely identified work by Dodd from one carrying qualified attribution language.

## Common works and media

Works encountered under Robert Dodd’s name commonly depict ships and maritime events. Subjects documented in authority records include English and French frigates in action, naval victories, captured vessels, merchantmen, East Indiamen, ships anchoring, and vessels taking on pilots. Both paintings and graphic works may appear, including engravings and aquatints. Historical titles can identify a particular battle, ship, date, or location, while some works are catalogued with qualified attribution rather than firm authorship.

## Market and appraisal context

Robert Dodd’s market context spans marine paintings, ship portraits, naval-battle scenes, engravings, and aquatints. Appraisal should begin by identifying the medium and technique, then determine whether the composition records a named vessel or documented maritime event. Attribution wording deserves particular care: a work catalogued as “attributed to” Dodd is not equivalent to one securely accepted as his. Object-specific evidence such as inscriptions, publishing details, provenance, dimensions, condition, and print edition or state should be reviewed when available. Relevant public auction comparisons should match the work type, subject, date, attribution level, and physical characteristics as closely as possible. The collected sources do not support a general price forecast or market-trend claim.

## Appraisily data basis

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## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q973073
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500011308
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/17493150/
- British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG25389
- Bibliothèque nationale de France: https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14954707m
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Dodd_(artist)
- Wikipedia: https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Dodd
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/robert-dodd/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_Dodd_(attr.)_-_A_three-masted_merchantman_in_two_positions_off_Tynemouth.jpg