George Salting

George Salting
George Salting
Born(1835-08-15)15 August 1835
Sydney
Died12 December 1909(1909-12-12) (aged 74)
London, England
Resting placeBrompton Cemetery
OccupationArt collector

George Salting (15 August 1835 – 12 December 1909) was an Colony of New South Wales-born British art collector. He had inherited considerable wealth from his father; Salting collected paintings, Chinese porcelains, furniture, and many other categories of art and decorative items. He left his paintings to the National Gallery, London, prints and drawings to the British Museum, and the remainder to the Victoria & Albert Museum, requesting that the collection be displayed intact rather than divided among the museum's departments.