George Buchan Simpson | |
|---|---|
![Portrait of G. B. Simpson by Charles L. Mitchell, c. 1891.[1]](view_image.php?q=George_Buchan_Simpson&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:G.B.Simpson.jpg) Portrait of G. B. Simpson by Charles L. Mitchell, c. 1891.[1] | |
| Born | 10 October 1820 Dundee, Scotland |
| Died | 1 July 1892 (aged 71) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Pen name | G. B. Simpson |
| Occupation | Jute merchant, art collector, art patron, connoisseur |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Genre | Art collections, Numismatics, Art patronage |
| Spouse | Margaret Maria Shaw |
| Children | two sons and four daughters |
George B. Simpson (10 October 1820 – 1 July 1892) was a Scottish art collector, connoisseur and patron of Scottish painters. He financed his interests through his wealth acquired as a linen manufacturer and jute merchant in Dundee. He is "Dundee’s Forgotten Maecenas" according to a recent academic paper.[2]
- ^ This photograph of the oil painting of G. B. Simpson was supplied by Susan Keracher, Curator of Art, Dundee Art Gallery and Museum for use in this biography.
- ^ Helen Smailes. "Dundee’s Forgotten Maecenas? G. B. Simpson and the Patronage of Modern Scottish Art". Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History.