# Edward Solly

> Edward Solly was an English merchant living in Berlin, who amassed an unprecedented collection of Italian Trecento and Quattrocento paintings and outstanding examples of Early Netherlandish painting, at a time when those schools were still largely unappreciated. In 1821, following negotiations by his associate Benjamin Wegner, Solly sold his collection of about 3000 works to the Prussian king; 677 of them formed a core of the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. Solly acquired a second collection during his years in London after 1821. Solly is also credited for having undertaken a 
perilous journey to deliver the first news of Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Leipzig to the English.

*British merchant and art collector (1776-1844)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Born:** 1776-04-25
- **Died:** 1844-12-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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