Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
(1832-1914), Field MarshalSitter in 81 portraits
Roberts was born in Cawnpore, India and served much of his military career there. He rose to Major-General during the Afghan war, 1878-80, and Commander-in-Chief in India, 1885-93. He enjoyed enormous popularity at home, which was much enhanced by his decisive command in the Second Boer War, 1900. He returned to England on being appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British army, 1900-04, but found himself in disagreement with government defence policy. He spent his remaining years warning against the German threat and arguing the case for national service. Roberts died of pneumonia in France while visiting Indian troops fighting the First World War. He was given a state funeral after lying in state at Westminster Hall (only one of two non royal family members to do so in the 20th century, the other being Sir Winston Churchill) and was buried in St Paul's Cathedral.
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts ('Men of the Day. No. 223.')
by WGR
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 10 April 1880
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
by Richard Josey, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Walter William Ouless
mezzotint, published 14 July 1883
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
published by Thomas McLean, after John Henry Sylvester
photogravure, published 1 May 1894 (1893)
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
after Sir Hubert von Herkomer
Herkomergravure, (1895)
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
after William Nicholson
lithograph after a woodcut, 1897
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
published by William Heinemann, after William Nicholson
lithographic reproduction of a hand-coloured woodcut, published 1899 (1897)
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
by Sir Emery Walker, after John Singer Sargent
photogravure, early 20th century (1906)
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, after Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published 21 June 1900
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts ('Statesmen. No. 726. "Bobs."')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 21 May 1900
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by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 29 November 1900
NPG D45041
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
by Sir Leslie Ward, printed by Gilbert Whitehead & Co Ltd
chromolithograph, published 1 February 1910
NPG D42728
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
by The Autotype Company, after Frank Dicksee
collotype, (1914)
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
by The Autotype Company, after Frank Dicksee
collotype, (1914)
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
published by The Medici Society Ltd, after George Frederic Watts
chromolithograph, published 1915 (1898)
NPG D39788
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
by Lock & Whitfield
woodburytype, 1882 or before
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Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, 1900s
NPG x82300
published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1914
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published by Rotary Photographic Co Ltd
postcard print, circa 1914
NPG x193604
Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Pretoria and Waterford
by Walter Stoneman
negative, copied August 1941
NPG x509
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