Ellis William Roberts
Illustration — Lady Margaret Scott (1897) by Ellis William Roberts • Illustration — Arthur James Balfour (1892) by Ellis William Roberts Ellis William Roberts (1860–1930) was an English portrait painter. He began his career as a painter of pottery at the Mintons factory in Stoke-on-Trent, then won a prize of thirty pounds. The prize enabled him to undertake two years of advanced training in South Kensington, London, at what is now the Royal College of Art.
Ellis William Roberts
- Born
- 1860 · Staffordshire.
- Died
- 1930 · London.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Lady Margaret Scott (1897) by Ellis William Roberts • Illustration — Arthur James Balfour (1892) by Ellis William Roberts Ellis William Roberts (1860–1930) was an English portrait painter. He began his career as a painter of pottery at the Mintons factory in Stoke-on-Trent, then won a prize of thirty pounds. The prize enabled him to undertake two years of advanced training in South Kensington, London, at what is now the Royal College of Art.
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Born at Staffordshire in 1860, died in London in 1930.
The recorded working language is English. Work by Ellis William Roberts is recorded in the collections of Princeton Art Museum and Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
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