James Roberts
(1753-in or after 1809), Portrait painterArtist associated with 54 portraits
James Roberts was an artist who painted landscapes and worked as a miniaturist, but he was best known for his small whole-length portraits, chiefly of actors in character. Between 1775 and 1781, he produced more than sixty watercolours on vellum for the portrait plates in Bell's British Theatre. Roberts exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1773 to 1784, and again from 1795 to 1799; in the interval, he worked in Oxford as a drawing master.
by and published by John Jones, published by and after James Roberts
mezzotint, published 8 December 1788
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by and published by John Jones, published by and after James Roberts
mezzotint, published 8 December 1788
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Elizabeth (née Farren), Countess of Derby
by John Jones, after and published by James Roberts, after Anne Seymour Damer (née Conway)
stipple engraving, published 31 March 1789
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by R. Clamp, published by E. & S. Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after James Roberts
stipple engraving, published 1 September 1794
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by R. Clamp, published by E. & S. Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after James Roberts
stipple engraving, published 1 September 1794
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by R. Clamp, published by E. & S. Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, after James Roberts
stipple engraving, published 1 September 1794
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by and published by H.D. Gardner, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 1795
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by H.D. Gardner, published by and after James Roberts
line engraving, published 1795
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by Philipp Audinet, published by George Cawthorn, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 18 June 1798
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after James Roberts
etching, early 19th century
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Jane Green (née Hippisley) as Mrs Cadwallader
published by John Hippisley Green, probably after James Roberts
etching, published 1803
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Elizabeth Sharp (née Hopkins) when Miss Hopkins; as Irene in Brown's 'Barbarossa'
by Joseph Thornthwaite, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 1777
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Elizabeth Sharp (née Hopkins) when Miss Hopkins; as Arethusa in Beaumont and Fletcher's 'Philaster'
by Joseph Thornthwaite, after James Roberts
line engraving, published 1778
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