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[/td][td][/td] [td]== Early life and education ==[/td]
[td]== Early life and education ==[/td] [td]Roller was born in Clapham, Surrey, in 1856. He was educated at Westminster School before training at Lambeth School of Art in London and later at AcadΓ©mie Julian in Paris.[/td]
[td]Roller was born in Clapham, Surrey, in 1856. He was educated at [[Westminster School]] before training at [[Lambeth School of Art]] in London and later at [[AcadΓ©mie Julian]] in Paris.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== Artistic career ==[/td]
[td]== Artistic career ==[/td] [td]He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1884 and 1906. For nearly four decades he produced advertising illustrations for Burberry, specialising in sporting and outdoor subjects. Roller worked for over 20 years as restorer for the Royal Academy, including the restoration of paintings damaged in suffragette attacks in 1914. He was a friend of John Singer Sargent, who painted his portrait and accompanied him on painting trips.[/td]
[td]He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1884 and 1906. For nearly four decades he produced advertising illustrations for [[Burberry]], specialising in sporting and outdoor subjects. Roller worked for over 20 years as restorer for the Royal Academy, including the restoration of paintings damaged in suffragette attacks in 1914. He was a friend of John Singer Sargent, who painted his portrait and accompanied him on painting trips.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td][[File:Left wing of frieze (of the prophets) LCCN2003689376.jpg|thumb|upright|''Prophets: Zephaniah, Joel, Obadiah, Hosea'' by John Singer Sargent, Boston Public Library. The figure of Hosea (right) is believed to depict George Conrad Roller.[/td]
[td][[File:Left wing of frieze (of the prophets) LCCN2003689376.jpg|thumb|upright|''Prophets: Zephaniah, Joel, Obadiah, Hosea'' by John Singer Sargent, Boston Public Library. The figure of Hosea (right) is believed to depict George Conrad Roller.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== Personal life ==[/td]
[td]== Personal life ==[/td] [td]Roller was raised at The Grange in Clapham Common, London. In later life he split his time between addresses in London and in Tadley, Berkshire.[/td]
[td]Roller was raised at The Grange in Clapham Common, London. In later life he split his time between addresses in London and in [[Tadley]], Berkshire.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In 1887, he married Mary Margaret Halliday; the couple had two children, George Trevor (d. 1947) and Miriam (d. 1928). After Mary's death in 1908, Roller remarried in 1910 to Emily Kirk Craig; this marriage produced no children.[/td]
[td]In 1887, he married Mary Margaret Halliday; the couple had two children, George Trevor (d. 1947) and Miriam (d. 1928). After Mary's death in 1908, Roller remarried in 1910 to Emily Kirk Craig; this marriage produced no children.[/td]
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