Louis Frederick vai Roselieb (Roslyn)
Other names: Louis Fritz Vai Roselieb
Born 13 July 1878
Died 1940
Active: 1914
Country of birth and death: Great Britain
Sculptor, carver
Born in Lambeth, London. Studied at the City and Guilds, Westminster and then at the Royal Academy Schools. Among his known works were a small statuette of 'The Skipping Girl' (1906) in bronze which was later reproduced by the Art Union of London and a memorial to King Edward VII for Wandsworth. (Information submitted by Steve Parlanti and referenced in 'The Times'.)
There are further details about Roselieb's career given at http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Roslyn%2C_Louis_Frederick%2C_Sculptor (accessed 18 January 2010)
Works
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Head of a Young Girl
1908
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition, 1908
Multiple works
Exhibited at Corporation of Manchester Art Gallery, Twenty-Fourth Autumn Exhibition, 1906
'Dawn'
Won prize Landseer Scholarships (Royal Academy of Arts), 1884-1950
1905
Two years. Name given as Louis Fritz Vai Roselieb.
Institutional and Business Connections
Fellow of Royal Society of British Sculptors
1923 - 1938 (Circa)
Name was retained on the roll of members until at least 1939; removed in 1940 [List of Members: Royal Society of British Sculptors].
Member of Royal Society of British Sculptors
1914 - 1938 (Circa)
Name was retained on the roll of members until at least 1939; removed in 1940 [List of Members: Royal Society of British Sculptors].
Studied at Royal Academy Schools
1905 (Presumed)
Awarded a two year Landseer Scholarship for sculpture in 1905. See Royal Academy, 'Annual Report, 1905', (1906), p. 33.
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Sculptor & Carver' and an employer
Sources
Catalogue of the Twenty-Fourth Autumn Exhibition, 1906
1906
Cat. No. 263, pp. 47, 60
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2001
Ref: Class: RG13; Piece: 464; Folio: 58; Page: 24
List of Members: Royal Society of British Sculptors
2008
The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
2008
Court Circular.
The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jan 09, 1907; pg. 9; Issue 38225. (2890 words)
Category: Court and Social AND
Wandsworth Memorial To King Edward..
The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 25, 1911; pg. 11; Issue 39646. (127 words)
Category: News
The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
2008
Court Circular.
The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jan 09, 1907; pg. 9; Issue 38225. (2890 words)
Category: Court and Social AND THE CART HORSE PARADE.-Monday next is the.
The Times (London, England), Friday, Apr 26, 1907; pg. 9; Issue 38317. (1019 words)
Category: News AND
Wandsworth Memorial To King Edward..
The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 25, 1911; pg. 11; Issue 39646. (127 words)
Category: News
Citing this record
'Louis Frederick vai Roselieb (Roslyn)', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib2_1220272162, accessed 26 Oct 2021]
