Sir Abraham Roberts
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Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Sir Abraham Roberts
by Unknown artist
30 in. x 24 1/2 in. (762 mm x 622 mm)
NPG 3928
Inscriptionback to top
Inscribed in ink on the back of the stretcher: General Sir Abraham Roberts - G.C.B. 1784-1873
This portraitback to top
This was presented at the same time as the portrait of Earl Roberts by J. S. Sargent (NPG 3927). It is the only recorded portrait of Sir Abraham Roberts.
Physical descriptionback to top
Healthy complexion, grey eyes, grey hair and whiskers. Dressed in a white collar, dark blue uniform with gold-braided epaulettes, with a crimson sash and a crimson and gold-striped sash, a dark green and red ribbon supporting the medal at his neck, and other multi-coloured orders and medals. Background colour dark brown.
Provenanceback to top
The sitter; by descent to his widow, Lady Roberts, and presented by her executor, General Sir Ewan Miller, 1955.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.