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| Keywords: Portrait of John Arthur Roebuck M.P. (1801-1879).JPG en Object number BATVG P 1984 20 Art work type and title Oil Painting Portrait of John Arthur Roebuck M P 1801-1879 Design and creation Date 1832 Creator role Artist Artist Green James Birth date 1771 Death date 1834 Measurements Height cm 77 Width cm 63 5 Further information This is an oil painting by James Green 1771 - 1834 of the M P John Arthur Roebuck 1801-1879 Roebuck was born in India and educated in Canada Law was his profession and he served as M P for Bath from 1832-37 and from 1841-47 He later represented Sheffield at Parliament Alongside his political career he wrote many pamphlets and books on political reform James Green was a miniature painter who exhibited frequently at the Royal Academy Later in life he turned his talents to larger scale commissions - this portrait was painted two years before he died The painting was adopted by Susan Moore from Bristol Susan came to look at the range of pictures in need of restoration though the Adopt a Picture scheme and chose this picture She wanted to restore this previously very dirty but well painted portrait of a handsome man and historical figure so that visitors to the Gallery could view it again The portrait was bought for the Gallery in 1914 Indexing terms Sitter Roebuck John Arthur Birth date 1801 Death date 1879 Keyword British painting Keyword Portrait Keyword Oil painting Location status On display not mentioned http //art bathnes gov uk/ow23/collections/voir xsp id 00101-7080 qid sdx_q0 n 1 e Green James PD-Art-100 Uploaded with UploadWizard John Arthur Roebuck | ||||
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