Ellis William Roberts

He began his career as a painter at the Minton factory in Stoke-on-Trent, then won a prize of thirty pounds.

The prize enabled him to undertake two years of advanced training in South Kensington, London.

By the early 1900s he was well-known for his portraits of the beautiful women and girls of London society.

Two of his paintings are in the collection of the Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, while several are in the possession of the National Trust.

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