John Rider Roberts b. c.1820

Also known as J. R. R.
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
John Rider Roberts, landscape painter, illustrator, surveyor and architect, was closely associated with the Illustrated Sydney News (1853-1855; 1863-1868). His obituary in the Illustrated Sydney News called him 'a painstaking landscape artist of no mean ability'.
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Name
John Rider Roberts
Also known as J. R. R.
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Architect (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Head of the art department (ANZSIC code: 5411) (Head of the art department Illustrated Sydney News.)
  • Architect (ANZSIC code: 6921)
  • Surveyor (ANZSIC code: 6922)
Birth date
c.1820
Birth note
aged 48 in 1868
Death date
30 June 1868
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • 1854 - 1867
  • 1863 - 1868
  • 1853 - 1855
Residence
  • 1867 - 1868 Hordern Street, Newtown, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1854 Jamison Street, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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Related collections
  • Private collections. (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Private collections. (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)