Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Baronet (6 November 1753 – 7 February 1827) was a British art patron and amateur painter. He played a crucial part in the ...
Sir George Beaumont, 7th Baronet
Former Member of the House of Commons of Great Britain
Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Baronet was a British art patron and amateur painter. He played a crucial part in the creation of London's National Gallery by making the first bequest of paintings to that institution. Wikipedia
Died: February 7, 1827, Coleorton, United Kingdom
Grandparents: Elizabeth Jordain, Michael Howland, William Beaumont, and more
Great-grandparents: William Beaumont, Jane Watts, William Jordain, and more
Previous office: Member of the House of Commons of Great Britain (1790–1796)
Partner: Margaret Willes (1778–)
On view: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Sir George (Howland) Beaumont (1753-1827) was the leading arbiter of artistic tastes in his day and a major sponsor behind the creation of the National Gallery.
Sir George Beaumont (1753 - 1827), painter, collector and connoisseur, was instrumental in the founding of the National Gallery.
We now jump to the 7th Baronet Sir George Howland Beaumont who was born in 1753 and died in 1827 and as such is the only Beaumont whose dates fit in with the ...
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Friend and patron of Constable, Wordsworth and Coleridge, successful painter, and a collector whose acquisitions became the nucleus of the National Gallery, ...
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Both topics become related through the intercession of the poet's patron, Sir George Beaumont, who attempts to ameliorate the family tragedy with money and his ...
Sir George Beaumont, 4th Baronet (c. 1664 – 9 April 1737) of Stoughton Grange, Leicestershire was a British Tory politician who sat in the English and British ...
Portrait of Sir George Beaumont. Dates: 1812 January 16. Found in: Yale Center for British Art, Rare Books and Manuscripts > Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens ...
Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th Baronet (6 November 1753 – 7 February 1827) was a British art patron and amateur painter.
English collector, connoisseur, and amateur painter, the friend of numerous artists and men of letters; his best-known painting, Peele Castle in a Storm.