Robert Bateman (1842-1922), Still life of centifolia roses in a Staffordshire neo classical jug, signed bottom left and dated 1887, inscribed 'Mrs W Brinckman, Ribbesford House, Bewdley, oil on panel, 38 x 29cm Robert Bateman is often described as the 'Lost Pre-Raphelite'. As a painter he stood alongside artists such as Walter Crane (1845-1915) in profile and critical equivalence but has since been lost to a wider public with only a handful of works in public collections. He was the third son of James Bateman FRS (1811-1897) who built Biddulph Grange and its gardens in Staffordshire.