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Significant Events
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Born
Tom Roberts was born at Dorchester, England. -
Awarded prize for landscape
He attended night classes at the Artisans's School of Design, Collingwood, where he was awarded the prize for lanscape. -
Enrolled at the Melbourne National Gallery
Tom Roberts enrolled at the Melbourne National Gallery School, where he made friends with Frederick McCubbin, C.D.Richardson and Louis Abrahams. -
Enrolled in the Royal Academy Antique Schools
He sailed on s.s. Garonne and when he reacher London, enrolled in the Royal Academy Antique Schools. -
Went on a walking tour of Spain.
In the summer, Roberts and John Peter Russell went of a walking tour of Spain, where they met young Spanish painters which they discussed and exchanged ideas of impressionist art. -
Travelled to Italy and France and retured to Melbourne
Roberts travelled to Italy and France. In the same year, Roberts decided to return home to Melbourne. -
artist camp was established at Box Hill
With McCubbin and Abrahams, the first of many famous artist's camps was established at Box Hill. -
Married Elizabeth Williamson
Roberts met again a former art-student Elizabeth (Lillie) Williamson and married her on 30 April 1896 at St Hilary's Church, East Kew, Melbourne. They settled at Balmain, Sydney, and had one son Caleb, born in 1898. -
Painting Opening of the First Parliament
In 1900, upon the federation of the Australian states, Roberts was approached and asked to build upon this symbol of nation identity by painting Opening of the First Parliament -
Death of Tom Roberts
He died in 1931 of cancer in Kallista near Melbourne
