John Sheepshanks

(1787-1863)

NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Sheepshanks, John (1787-1863) Art Collector DNB: Sheepshanks, John (1787–1863), art collector and patron LBT ID: JoSheep1863 VIAF ID: 172972304	B/BAP: 1787 DIED: 1863-10-05
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File
The son of a Leeds manufacturer, he amassed a collection of contemporary British art which he donated to the South Kensington Museum. The astronomer Richard Sheepshanks was his younger brother.
REFERENCES TO John Sheepshanks: Charles Knight, Passages of a Working Life during Half a Century: with a Prelude of Early Reminiscences 3 vols (London: Bradbury and Evans, 1864-1865) Chapter X Found 1: ¶ 8