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. | |