William Roberts R.A. (British, 1895-1980) Trooping the Colour 32.5 x 48 cm. (12 3/4 x 18 7/8 in.) (sheet); 30.3 x 46.4 cm. (11 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.) (image) (Executed in 1958-59) image 1

William Roberts R.A. (British, 1895-1980) Trooping the Colour 32.5 x 48 cm. (12 3/4 x 18 7/8 in.) (sheet); 30.3 x 46.4 cm. (11 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.) (image) (Executed in 1958-59) image 2

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William Roberts R.A.
(British, 1895-1980)
Trooping the Colour 32.5 x 48 cm. (12 3/4 x 18 7/8 in.) (sheet); 30.3 x 46.4 cm. (11 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.) (image)

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William Roberts R.A. (British, 1895-1980)

Trooping the Colour
pencil, squared for transfer
32.5 x 48 cm. (12 3/4 x 18 7/8 in.) (sheet); 30.3 x 46.4 cm. (11 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.) (image)
Executed in 1958-59

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Provenance
The Artist, from whom purchased by
Ernest Cooper, circa 1959
With Piccadilly Gallery, London
Sale; Sotheby's, London, 21 June 1995, lot 70
With Spink & Son, London
Private Collection
Their sale; Bonhams, London, 22 November 2000, lot 100
Sale; Christie's, London, 4 December 2002, lot 286
With Piccadilly Gallery, London
Sale; Dreweatts, Newbury, 18 May 2010, lot 13, where acquired by
Anthony Smith C.B.E., thence by descent to the present owner
Private Collection, U.K.

Exhibited
London, Tate Gallery, William Roberts A.R.A. Retrospective Exhibition, organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain, 20 November-19 December 1965; this exhibition travelled to Newcastle upon Tyne, Laing Art Gallery, 1-22 January 1966, Manchester, Whitworth Gallery, 29 January-19 February 1966, cat.no.205
Worthing, Worthing Art Gallery, Paintings and Drawings by William Roberts from the Ernest Cooper Collection, 29 April–3 June 1972, cat.no.52
London, Artmonsky Arts, Slade Alumni 1900–1914, 11 November–16 December 2001, cat.no.26
Newcastle upon Tyne, Hatton Gallery, William Roberts (1895–1980), 20 March–29 May 2004; this exhibition travelled to Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 12 June–4 September 2004, cat.no.53

Literature
Andrew Heard, William Roberts, 1895-1980, Hatton Gallery, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, 2004, pp.104-105, 144 (ill.b&w)

This work is a study for the oil on canvas Trooping The Colour, 1958-9 (Tate collection, London). Trooping the Colour depicts the military parade which takes place before the monarch every June on their Official Birthday. In this work, the Late Queen can be seen on the right-hand side, on horseback. William Roberts served on the Western Front during the First World War, and his military service began on Horse Guards Parade.

We are grateful to Bob Davenport and David Cleall for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.

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William Roberts R.A.(British, 1895-1980)Trooping the Colour 32.5 x 48 cm. (12 3/4 x 18 7/8 in.) (sheet); 30.3 x 46.4 cm. (11 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.) (image)

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