School of Art

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School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

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Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Henry Benjamin Roberts

Born: 1831, UK, England, Liverpool   Died: 1915, UK, England, Essex, Leyton

Painter and printmaker. RI, RBA, LA. Son of a house decorator who also exhibited genre and still life paintings. Studied at Liverpool Academy Schools in 1850 as a probationer; it is also believed that he studied under William Fettes Douglas (1822-1891) in Edinburgh, 1855. Following in the style of William Holman Hunt, Roberts became known for his comedic scenes in oils and watercolours. He exhibited at the Liverpool Academy, the Royal Academy, the British Institution and the Society of British Artists. His work is currently represented in the collections of the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker




 
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