The William Roberts SocietyWilliam Roberts:NovicesIllustration © The Estate of John David Roberts. Reproduced with the permission of the William Roberts Society. Catalogue information based on the catalogue raisonné by David Cleall. For this and full details of the exhibitions cited, see the links below. ![]() Novices (aka The Boxing Match ), c. 1921 Pencil, pen, ink and watercolour, 50.9 cm x 35.6 cm PROVENANCE: P. Bilbie gift to Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester (1933), where it is dated as 1914 EXHIBITION HISTORY: London Group (1) 1922 (cf. Outclassed 1922), Estorick Collection 2004 Home page | Chronology | Obituaries | Bibliography | Collections Exhibitions | Gallery | News | Contact | The artist's house List of works illustrated on the site Catalogue raisonné: chronological | alphabetical |