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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts

3 of 69 portraits of Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts

by George Frederic Watts
oil on canvas, 1898
29 1/4 in. x 24 1/4 in. (743 mm x 616 mm)
Given by wish of George Frederic Watts, 1914
Primary Collection
NPG 1744

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Sitterback to top

Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914), Field Marshal. Sitter in 69 portraits.

Artistback to top

George Frederic Watts (1817-1904), Painter and sculptor. Artist associated with 85 portraits, Sitter in 40 portraits.

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NPG D39788: Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (source portrait)

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Bayly, Christopher, The Raj: India and the British 1600-1947, 1990 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 19 October 1990 - 17 March 1991), p. 323
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 525