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b. 1840 - d. 1930

Horatio Gordon Robley (28 June 1840 – 29 October 1930) was a British soldier, artist and collector of the macabre, including mokomokai. Robley was born at Funchal, Madeira on 28 June 1840, the son of Captain John Horatio Robley and Augusta June Penfold. Robley followed in his father's footsteps and became a professional soldier. However he also inherited his mother's artistic skills and became an accomplished sketcher and watercolourist.

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b. 1840 - d. 1930

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Horatio Gordon Robley (28 June 1840 – 29 October 1930) was a British soldier, artist and collector of the macabre, including mokomokai. Robley was born at Funchal, Madeira on 28 June 1840, the son of Captain John Horatio Robley and Augusta June Penfold. Robley followed in his father's footsteps and became a professional soldier. However he also inherited his mother's artistic skills and became an accomplished sketcher and watercolourist.