91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Person    | Male  Born 1756  Died 8/1/1811

Francis Bourgeois

Categories: Art

Francis Bourgeois

Artist. Born Peter Francis Lewis Bourgeois in London. He became an art dealer and collector in association with Margaret and Noel Desenfans, and with them founded the Dulwich Picture Gallery. In 1794 he was appointed court painter to King George III

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Francis Bourgeois

Commemorated ati

Dulwich Picture Gallery

Dulwich Picture Gallery Dulwich Picture Gallery, England's very first public ...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Other Subjects

Charles Eamer Kempe

Charles Eamer Kempe

Stained glass artist. Thee is a memorial to Charles Eamer Kempe in the South Transept of Chichester Cathedral.

Person, Art

1 memorial
Charles Brooking

Charles Brooking

Marine painter. Possibly born near Deptford.

Person, Art

1 memorial
Farhad Miah

Farhad Miah

Student. Participant in the creation of the Will Crooks mural.

Person, Art

1 memorial
Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent came to London in June 1873 aged 20 as an art dealer, in the firm Goupil. He was in England for two and a half years during which he had two short periods working in the Paris branch. Goupi...

Person, Art, Seriously Famous, France, Netherlands

2 memorials
Julia Clara Pitt Byrne, née Busk

Julia Clara Pitt Byrne, née Busk

Writer and illustrator.  1842 married William Pitt Byrne and, when the time came, designed his memorial.  Died at home, 16 Montagu Street.

Person, Art, Literature

1 memorial