George Roberts b. c.1800

  • Artist (Painter)
George Roberts was a prolific scene-painter. When Sydney's new Prince of Wales Theatre was opened in 1855, the Illustrated Sydney News reported that "the credit of constructing the scenery [belongs] to Mr Roberts".
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Name
George Roberts
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • carpenter
  • scene-painter
Birth date
c.1800
Birth place
Tunbridge Wells, England, UK
Death date
11 May 1865
Death place
Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1820 - 1847
Arrival
  • 1840
Residence
  • c.1820 North America
  • Victoria Street, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, New South Wales
  • c.1840 Sydney, New South Wales
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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