"The Taste of Honey" - a truly wonderful painting of Edwin Thomas Roberts at his best. Roberts clearly demonstrates his mastery of painting with his ability to capture innocence with the essence of first love.
Period:Victorian 1837-1901
Artist:Edwin Thomas Roberts
Canvas Dimensions
76.2 cms High (
30 inches)
63.5 cms Wide (
25 inches)
Frame Dimensions
106.7 cms High (
42 inches)
94.0 cms Wide (
37 inches)
Edwin Thomas Roberts was born in London in the 1840 and died in 1917. He was the son of Thomas Edward Roberts who also was an artist. Roberts regularly used children in his artworks and he portrayed them in a charming and idealistic manner. This style of art proved to be enormously popular with the Victorian public of the day and his work is still widely admired today as it represented the golden age of Victorian art and sentimentality.
Roberts works are now highly sought after and are increasing in value.
Exhibitions:
Suffolk Street : 1862-1886
Royal Academy : 1882-1884
Works include: Newlyn Scene; Naval Manoeuvres; There´s Many a Wile Lies Hid in a Smile; The Professor; The Dishonoured Bill; Polly, What's the Time (1884)
