Roberts Collection

COOK: HMS RESOLUTION. Commanded by Captain James Cook on his second and third voyages of discovery. Watercolor by Midshipman Henry Roberts, a member of the ships company

Chateau de Fontainebleau, France, 1829. Artist: E I Roberts
Chateau de Fontainebleau, France, 1829

Margaret Thatcher
MARGARET THATCHER nee ROBERTS First woman to be British Prime Minister (Conservative) 1979-90

Augusta National Golf Club House, 1943. Augusta National Golf Club was founded by Bobby Jones (1902-1971) and Clifford Roberts (1894-1977) on the site of the former Fruitland (later Fruitlands)

Margaret Thatcher 1925-
MARGARET THATCHER nee ROBERTS First woman to be British Prime Minister (Conservative) 1979-90

Atlas and Vulcana music hall strongman, strongwoman
(Atlas) Hedley Roberts (1864-1946) and Vulcana (Miriam Kate Roberts (nee Williams) (1874-1946) - performed shows of strength and classic poses

1909 FA Cup Final: Manchester United beats Bristol City 1-0
The Football Association Cup Final at the Crystal Palace, where Manchester United beat Bristol City by one goal to nil. Players including A. Turnbull, C. Roberts, W

Josslyn and Idina Hay at Slains, their farm in Kenya
The Hon. Josslyn and Lady Idina Hay pictured at Slains, their 2000 acre farm in Gilgil, Kenya. Pictured from left are: The Hon. Josslyn Hay, Major Roberts, Major J. Grant, Lady Idina Hay, Mrs C

Jack Allen heads Newcastles first goal, FA Cup Final, Wembley, London, 1932. Artist: Graphic Photo Union
Jack Allen heads Newcastles first goal, FA Cup Final, Wembley, London, 1932. The Arsenal players are Eddie Hapgood, goalkeeper Frank Moss, Herbie Roberts and George Male

Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207-1282 / 1294). Medieval mystic. En
Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207-1282/1294). Medieval mystic. Engraving by C. Roberts. La Ilustracion Artistica, 1896. Colored

Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts - British Military
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (18321914), Anglo-Irish soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era - notable for his actions during the African wars

The Hypaethral Temple at Philae, called the Bed of Pharaoh, Egypt, 1849. From Egypt and Nubia, Vol 2, by David Roberts

Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander in Chief of the forces in South Africa, 1902. Artist: Lafayette
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Commander in Chief of the forces in South Africa, 1902. Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

ROBERTS R RADIO 1970S
A trendy Roberts R portable radio

Arthur Roberts, music hall entertainer
ARTHUR ROBERTS Music hall entertainer. Date: 19th century

Lady Idina Hay & Josslyn Hay at Slains, Kenya
Lady Idina Hay and her husband the Hon. Josslyn Hay, Earl of Erroll at their 2000 acre farm, Slains, in Gilgil, Kenya with friends. From left, Mr Trevor Sheen, Hon

Interior of the Temple at Esna, Upper Egypt, 1838. Artist: David Roberts
Interior of the Temple at Esna, Upper Egypt, 1838. A plate from Egypt and Nubia, engraved by Louis Haghe. Found in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Advertisement for T and J Roberts, Ladies Outfitters, Moorhead, Sheffield, 1915
Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: MP Folder 62

MOUNT SINAI: MONASTERY. Saint Catherines Monastery at Mount Sinai, Egypt. Lithograph by Louis Haghe, c1845, after a painting by David Roberts

Grand Portico of the Temple of Philae - Nubia, 1842-1849 (tinted lithograph)
985994 Grand Portico of the Temple of Philae - Nubia, 1842-1849 (tinted lithograph) by Roberts, David (1796-1864); 62.5x45 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Gate of the Vivarrambla, Granada, 1830s, (1930). Creator: David Roberts
Gate of the Vivarrambla, Granada, 1830s, (1930). Arc (or Gate) of the Ears, also known as the Bib-Arrambla Gate, in Granada, Andalusia, Spain

A Group of the Shore Party at the Winter Quarters, c1908, (1909)
A Group of the Shore Party at the Winter Quarters. [Standing (from left): Joyce, Day, Wild, Adams, Brocklehurst, Shackleton, Marshall, David, Armitage, Marston

Giant limestone statues of Ramses II (Rameses - 1304-1237 BC) holding the crook and the flail, symbols of kingship, Temple of Ramses, Abu Simbel (Simbul)

Oppenheim, c1872. Creator: E I Roberts
Oppenheim, c1872. View of the Katharinenkirche, a gothic church in the town of Oppenheim in Germany. The roof of the apse is missing

Brighthelmston, c1779, (1939). From A History of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, by Henry D. Roberts. [Country Life Limited, London, 1939]

The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, 19th century. Artist: David Roberts
The Great Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza, 19th century. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

Ruins of the Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1845. Artist: David Roberts
Ruins of the Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1845. From Egypt and Nubia, Vol 1, by David Roberts

Fragments of the Great Colossi, at the Memnonium, 19th century. Artist: David Roberts
Fragments of the Great Colossi, at the Memnonium, 19th century. Found in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Grand Entrance to the Temple of Luxor, 19th century. Artist: David Roberts
Grand Entrance to the Temple of Luxor, 19th century. From Egypt and Nubia, Volume 1

Giant limestone statues of Rameses II, Temple of Rameses, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1836. Artist: David Roberts
Giant limestone statues of Rameses II, Temple of Rameses, Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1836. The reign of the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II (ruled 1279-1213 BC)

The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, c19th century. Artist: David Roberts
The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, Nubia, 19th century. A plate from Egypt and Nubia, Volume 1. Found in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Oak Apple Day at Chelsea Hospital
Lord Roberts takes the salute of the Chelsea Pensioners as they march past the statue of Charles II, which is covered with oak branches in honour of Oak Apple Day

Gloucestershire County Cricket Team, 1892
Photograph of Gloucestershire County Cricket team for the 1892 season. Back row, left to right: J.Smith (scorer), E. Sainsbury, S.A.P. Kitcat, Roberts, Murch, Painter

J R POINSETT 1779-1851
JOEL ROBERTS POINSETT American politician and diplomat, first U.S. Minister to Mexico (1825-29), bringing back the flower named for him

Richard Robert Jones
RICHARD ROBERTS JONES (aka Dic Aberdaron, from his home town) Welsh traveler and linguist, spoke 14 languages ancient and modern

Lord Roberts 1900
FREDERICK SLEIGH 1st EARL ROBERTS British soldier riding his arab charger, Volonel, which he rode to Kandahar in 1879 during the Afghan conflict

Lord Roberts Full Rig
FREDERICK SLEIGH, first lord ROBERTS military commander, in full dress uniform as befits a leader of the Empire

Cyril Roberts working on portrait of Prince George
Artist Cyril Roberts (1871 - 1949) pictured in his studio in Belgrave Road, London, at work on a portrait of Prince George, later Duke of Kent

Gentlemen fencers lunging and parrying, 18th century
Gentlemen fencers lunging (coup de quarte dans les armes) and parrying (parade de quarte), 18th century. Copperplate engraving by D Jenkins after an illustration from life by J. Roberts from Mr. J

Lord Roberts inspects Rugby School OTC
Lord Roberts, former Commander-in-Chief of the British Army and recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Indian Mutiny, visits Rugby School in February 1906 where he inspects the schools Rifle Club

Medinet Abu - Thebes, Dec. 5th 1832. : lithograph after watercolour by David Roberts
Medinet Abu - Thebes, Dec. 5th 1832.: lithograph after watercolour by David Roberts (1796-1864) Scottish artist. Ancient Egypt Archaeology

Grand Entrance to the Temple of Luxor : lithograph after watercolour by David Roberts (1796-1864) Scottish artist. Ancient Egypt Archaeology Building Architecture

Karnak. Lithograph of 1856 after David Roberts (1796-1864) Scottish artist and orientalist

General View of the Island of Philae, Nubia November 1838. After watercolour by David Roberts (1796-1864) Scottish artist and orientalist. Temple Ancient Egypt Archaeology Religion Mythology Ruin

An Ambuscade, (1901). Creator: Unknown
An Ambuscade, (1901). Ambush during the Second Afghan War, Afghanistan, in 1878: local fighters lie in wait for British forces. After a painting made late 19th-early 20th century

Inquest on Roberts
A Coroners Inquest is held on the body of Mr W J Roberts, at Charing Cross Hospital, London

Captain Roberts
BARTHOLOMEW ROBERTS Captain Roberts, the pirate with sword in hand and tricorn hat

The Garden of Eden, 1629, (1944). Creator: Unknown
The Garden of Eden, 1629, (1944). Adam and Eve are dwarfed by large flowers and plants, with a river, fruit trees, and the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary behind

Mafeking: Eloffs Desperate Attack on the Eve of the Relief, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Mafeking: Eloffs Desperate Attack on the Eve of the Relief, (1901). The town of Mafeking, (now called Mahikeng, in South Africa)

Cotton manufacture: mule spinning. Engraving c1830
533518 Cotton manufacture: mule spinning. Engraving c1830.; (add.info.: Note boy on right employed to crawl under threads & sweep up. Self-acting mule of type devised by Richard Roberts 1825)

Pompey's Pillar, Alexandria: Red granite column erected to Diocletian, 4th century
544753 Pompey's Pillar, Alexandria: Red granite column erected to Diocletian, 4th century, once thought to mark burial place of Pompey the Great

ROBERTS, David (1796-1864). Toledo Bridge in Madrid, circa 1832-1833. View of Madrid. Litography. SPAIN
CUL4874946 ROBERTS, David (1796-1864). Toledo Bridge in Madrid, circa 1832-1833. View of Madrid. Litography. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

The Bearers of the Canopy over King George V, during the annointing at his coronation ceremony in 1910 (print)
2915351 The Bearers of the Canopy over King George V, during the annointing at his coronation ceremony in 1910 (print); (add.info.: From left to right, Earl Cadogan, Duke of Roxburghe)

2019 Abu Dhabi GP
YAS MARINA CIRCUIT, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 01: Motorsport Network's all-star media team during the Abu Dhabi GP at Yas Marina Circuit on December 01, 2019 in Yas Marina Circuit

Entrance to the Caves at Beni Hasan: Ancient Egyptian burial site used mainly during the Middle Kingdom
544802 Entrance to the Caves at Beni Hasan: Ancient Egyptian burial site used mainly during the Middle Kingdom, 21st-17th centuries BC

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): General Frederick Roberts (1832-1914) at his headquarters at Sherpore Cantonments
530487 Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): General Frederick Roberts (1832-1914) at his headquarters at Sherpore Cantonments, February 1880. Wood engraving March 1880; Universal History Archive/UIG

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): A block in the Jugdulluk Pass: British troops having difficulties on their way to
530486 Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): A block in the Jugdulluk Pass: British troops having difficulties on their way to reinforce General Roberts at Cabul (Kabul). December 1879

Power loom for weaving cotton, c.1840 (engraving)
538588 Power loom for weaving cotton, c.1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Power loom for weaving cotton. Model illustrated is that invented by Roberts (c1815-20)

WW2 - Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) Firemen, including (top right) George Arthur Roberts (1891-1970) - soldier (in WW1), Fireman, and Community Leader

Scene in Pretoria Square, June 5: Waiting for the Entry of Lord Roberts and his Army, 1901. At 2:00 in the afternoon, Pretoria, capital of the South African Republic

Mrs. Hartley in the Character of Mary Queen of Scots, 1777. Creator: J Thornthwaite
Mrs. Hartley in the Character of Mary Queen of Scots, 1777. These Cheeks are none of mine, the Roses look not like Tempest-beaten lillies as mine should

The Advance of the Siege Train to Delhi, 1857, (1901). Creator: George Francklin Atkinson
The Advance of the Siege Train to Delhi, 1857, (1901). Delhi was besieged and captured by the British in 1857 during the Indian Mutiny

Sketch of the Battle of Cawnpore, 1857, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Sketch of the Battle of Cawnpore, 1857, (1901). Fought on the 6th of December 1857 by the British Forces under the command of His Excellency Sir Colin Campbell, G.C.B

Charge of Cavalry to Cover the Retreat of the Guns... 11th December 1879, (1901)
Charge of Cavalry to Cover the Retreat of the Guns in the Action of 11th December 1879, (1901). British and Punjab cavalry attacked the Afghans in the Chardeh Valley, Afghanistan

Cawnpore - Lord Robertss Birthplace, 1820s, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Cawnpore - Lord Robertss Birthplace, 1820s, (1901). View of the town of Cawnpore (modern-day Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh), India, where British soldier Frederick Sleigh Roberts

Church Street, Pretoria - The Approach to the Town, 1901. Creator: Donald E M Cracken
Church Street, Pretoria - The Approach to the Town, 1901. The town of Pretoria in the South African Republic, (now South Africa) during the period of the Boer Wars

Baalbec, 1841, (1922). Creator: David Roberts
Baalbec, 1841, (1922). The Gateway to the Great Temple at Baalbec, 19th century depiction of Roman ruins at the ancient site of Baalbek in the Lebanon

Christmas Eve at Windsor Castle --The Queens Christmas Tree; after J. Roberts, 1819. Creator: J. Roberts
Christmas Eve at Windsor Castle --The Queens Christmas Tree; after J. Roberts, 1819. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Heroes of the Boer War early 1900s

St Robert's Chapel Knaresborough

Lord Roberts capturing the Sepoy Standard at Cawnpore (Kanpur), India, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross Date: 1858

Modernist Seaside House, Frinton-On-Sea
A photograph of a modernist seaside house located at Frinton-On-Sea, the reinforced concrete structure was designed by architect Gilbert C. Roberts. Date: circa 1937

Music cover, Punch and Judy Quadrille by Hs Roberts Date: 19th century

Lord Roberts at Orange Grove Inn, South Africa
Lord Roberts at the Orange Grove Inn near Johannesburg, South Africa, teaching the alphabet to the innkeeper's daughter during the Boer War - Don't you see I am busy? Date: 1901

Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops Dolls House
An image which shows a model dolls house in tudor style, manufactured by the Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops. Date: circa 1917

Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for the Lord Roberts Memorial Workshops, an establishment which finds work for men who have become permanently disabled on active service

Mountain Settlement
A painting of a settlement of houses sat at the base of an enormous snow tipped, jagged mountain, with a foreground landscape of brown and green hills. Date: circa 1915

RMS Lusitania - handwritten letter on printed stationery
RMS Lusitania - letter written on board the Lusitania by Stewardess Ann Roberts on the outward leg of the journey that would culminate in the loss of the Lusitania

Lord Roberts and daughters
Lord Roberts and his daughters, Hon Aileen Mary and Hon Ada Edwina Stewart photographed at Pretoria South Africa. Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts,  (September 1832 ?)

Irish and Welsh Mps
Portraits of welsh and rishi members of Parliament. Seen are; Dr C Tanner, Mr. John Redmond, Mr. William Redmond, Mr. John Dillon, Mr. Timothy Healy, Mr. J. Swift Sacneil, Mr

Arthur Roberts, actor, in the title role, as Gentleman Joe
Arthur Roberts, actor, theatrical portrait in the title role, as Gentleman Joe, the Hansom Cabbie, in cab driver's uniform with whip. With quotation from the script, Can you spare it?'

Arthur Roberts, actor, as Gentleman Joe at Margate
Arthur Roberts, actor, theatrical portrait in the title role, as Gentleman Joe, the Hansom Cabbie, with accordion. Captioned, Joe on holiday at Margate'

Bolton Wanderers footballers in Royal Artillery, WW2
Bolton Wanderers FC professional footballers serving in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War, L-R Ithwell, Winter, Roberts, Catterall, Howe, Gosling Date: circa 1940s

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"Robert Roberts: A Name That Echoes Through History" From the iconic Augusta National Golf Club House in 1943 to the influential leadership of Margaret Thatcher, the name "Roberts" has left an indelible mark on various realms. Margaret Thatcher, born in 1925, rose to become one of Britain's most formidable political figures and a symbol of female empowerment. But let us not forget the remarkable strength displayed by Atlas and Vulcana at the music hall. These strongman and strongwoman captivated audiences with their awe-inspiring feats of power. In British military history, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, commanded forces during South Africa's tumultuous times in 1902 as Field Marshal Lord Roberts. His strategic brilliance earned him respect and admiration from his troops. Meanwhile, artist Lafayette immortalized this great leader through his portrait capturing Field Marshal Lord Roberts' commanding presence. Even centuries before these events unfolded, Mechthild of Magdeburg emerged as a medieval mystic whose spiritual teachings continue to inspire seekers today. Sports enthusiasts will recall Manchester United's triumph over Bristol City in the thrilling 1909 FA Cup Final. The name "Roberts" became synonymous with victory on that historic day. The '70s brought about another significant association with "Roberts, " but this time it was through the iconic ROBERTS R RADIO - a symbol of innovation and style that defined an era. Arthur Roberts took center stage as a music hall entertainer who enchanted audiences with his comedic talent and magnetic personality. Not only did "Roberts" leave its mark across different fields; it also played a role in shaping armies through recruiting grounds for both Regular Army soldiers and Territorials alike. Lastly, Josslyn and Idina Hay found solace at Slains Farm in Kenya—a place where they could escape from life's demands while embracing nature's beauty under their watchful eyes.