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 (Head of the art department Illustrated Sydney News.)
  • Architect
  • Surveyor
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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  • (Sydney Botanical Gardens) (creator of)
  • (Letterhead of St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral in flames) (creator of)
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  • The Gap (creator of)
  • (Champion Oarsmen of Australia) (creator of)
  • Dangar Falls (creator of)
  • Looking to the North Head, is a view of the Railway and Petersham Station (creator of)
  • Looking to the south-east, embodies a grand view of Botany Bay (creator of)
  • (property near Goulburn) (creator of)
  • (View of Burwood Villa) (creator of)
  • (Rising Sun Hotel with a plan of its grounds) (creator of)
  • View of the City of Sydney and Port Jackson (creator of)
  • (Sydney Harbour scenes looking from and towards Neutral Bay) (creator of)
  • (Letterhead of St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral in flames) (creator of)
  • (Champion Oarsmen of Australia) (creator of)
  • The Gap (creator of)
  • (Sydney Botanical Gardens) (creator of)
  • St George's Bridge, Barwon River, Queensland (creator of)
  • Sydney Harbour from the Wharf at Point Piper (creator of)
  • Dangar Falls (creator of)
  • (Sydney Harbour scenes looking from and towards Neutral Bay) (creator of)
  • On the Barwon (creator of)
  • View on the Clarence River, New South Wales (creator of)
  • (View of Burwood Villa) (creator of)
  • (Rising Sun Hotel with a plan of its grounds) (creator of)
  • (property near Goulburn) (creator of)
  • Panoramic View of Armidale, New South Wales (creator of)
  • The Old Figtree, near Wollongong (creator of)
  • View of the City of Sydney and Port Jackson (creator of)
  • Looking to the North Head, is a view of the Railway and Petersham Station (creator of)
  • Looking to the south-east, embodies a grand view of Botany Bay (creator of)
Related events
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (None)
  • 'Dangar Creek' by John Rider Roberts (exhibited at)
  • 'Dangar Creek' by John Rider Roberts (exhibited at)
  • Sydney Intercolonial Exhibition (None)
  • Paris Universal Exhibition (None)