Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts. John Singer Sargent
oil on canvas, 1906
64 1/2 in. x 41 3/8 in. (1638 mm x 1050 mm)
National Portrait Gallery, London
Bequeathed by the sitter's daughter, Ada Edwina Stewart Roberts, 3rd Countess Roberts, 1955
Primary Collection
NPG 3927
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Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, KStJ, VD, PC (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a British soldier who was one of the most successful commanders of the 19th century. He served in the Indian Rebellion, the Expedition to Abyssinia and the Second Anglo-Afghan War before leading British Forces to success in the Second Boer War. He also became the last Commander-in-Chief of the Forces before the post was abolished in 1904.
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