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.
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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Francis Bourgeois
Dulwich Picture Gallery Dulwich Picture Gallery, England's very first public ...
Painter. Born William Newenham Montague Orpen at Oriel, Blackrock, County Dublin. He was an official artist in World War I and attended the Versailles Peace Conference. Deeply affected by the suffe...
Son of Richard and younger brother of the better known David and Jonathan.
Frederick Arthur Cayley Robinson. Painter and book illustrator. Born Brentford, Middlesex. In 1914 moved with his wife and daughter into 1 Lansdowne House. That same year he began 10 years as a...
"Helping museums and galleries buy art for everyone to enjoy". Previously known as the National Art Collections Fund.
