- SHEEPSHANKS, JOHN
- art collector, born at Leeds, son of a manufacturer; presented in 1856 a collection of works by British artists to the nation, now housed in South Kensington (1787-1863).
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
SHEEPSHANKS, JOHN
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