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to dispose of"; no further written evidence exists to show that she worked as a miniaturist. In 1746 she again offered the printing press for sale. That she was continually suffering financial difficulties after her husband's death may be inferred from the will of one
William Watkins, who on his
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Only three miniatures by
Roberts were currently known to exist until fairly recently; none is signed with her full name, but each is inscribed "MR". All are undated, but based on the styles of the clothing and wigs depicted are believed to date from the 1740s. The technique is assured enough to
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as well. He is best remembered for a view of
Charleston which was engraved by W. H. Toms in 1739. Roberts died unexpectedly in 1740, in which year his wife's name appeared in newspaper notices for the first time. She provided a statement to the
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in 2007. Each one measures 1 1/2 x 1 in. (3.8 x 2.5 cm) and is in its original gold case and signed MR and was painted around 1752 -1758. The portrait of
Henrietta Middleton is on display at the museum.
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for the support of her son. Upon the death of a friend in 1750 she received a bequest of clothing and furniture. Roberts herself died in 1761, and her burial is recorded in the register of
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In 2006, five watercolor on ivory miniatures of children, a group of cousins from the
Middleton family, were found at Shrublands (the family estate in England) and purchased by the
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on her husband's death, further offering to provide "Face
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in the 1740s and 1750s. One of the earliest
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in 1735, and again two years later. He claimed to be able to paint portraits,
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of her contemporaries. She was the wife of painter
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