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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.
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