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John Julius Angerstein

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Russian-British businessman and art collector (1735-1823)

FoundersLived 1735 to 1823 · aged 88
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John Julius Angerstein was a Russian-born British businessman and art collector who worked as an underwriter for Lloyd's of London.

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Angerstein's house at 100 Pall Mall, the first National GalleryAngerstein's house at 100 Pall Mall, the first National GalleryJohn Julius Angerstein, 1765, by Joshua Reynolds, wearing "Van Dyck dress" in imitation of the 17th-century paintings of Anthony van Dyck.John Julius Angerstein, 1765, by Joshua Reynolds, wearing "Van Dyck dress" in imitation of the 17th-century paintings of Anthony van Dyck.Posthumous portrait, commissioned from Thomas Lawrence in 1824 and delivered in 1828[9]Posthumous portrait, commissioned from Thomas Lawrence in 1824 and delivered in 1828[9]

Founders born in the 1730s 4

Kaspar Faber48.1Yarrow Mamout43.3Josiah Wedgwood55.1Ivan Lazarev42.9

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John Julius Angerstein was a Russian-born British businessman and art collector who worked as an underwriter for Lloyd's of London. It was the prospect that his collection of paintings was about to be sold by his estate in 1824 that suddenly galvanised King George IV and British Prime Minister Lord Liverpool into purchasing his collection for the nation, which led to the founding of the National Gallery in Angerstein's house at 100 Pall Mall, London.

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Lived 1735 to 1823 · aged 88
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