John Julius Angerstein

John Julius Angerstein
Portrait by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1790
Born1735 (1735)
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
DiedJanuary 22, 1823(1823-01-22) (aged 87–88)
Occupations
  • Merchant
  • underwriter
Spouses
  • Anna Muilman Crockett
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    (m. 1771; died 1783)​
  • Eliza Payne Lucas
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    (m. 1785)​
Children2, including John

John Julius Angerstein (1735 – 22 January 1823)[1] was a London businessman and Lloyd's underwriter, a patron of the fine arts and a collector. It was the prospect that his collection of paintings was about to be sold by his estate in 1824 that suddenly galvanised the King, George IV, and the prime minister, Lord Liverpool, into purchasing his collection for the nation and led to the founding of the British National Gallery in Angerstein's house at 100 Pall Mall.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference palmer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ W. G. Constable, "The Foundation of the National Gallery", The Burlington Magazine 44 (April 1924:158–159, 162–167, 170–72).