- ANGERSTEIN, JOHN
- born in St. Petersburg, a distinguished patron of the fine arts, whose collection of paintings, bought by the British Government, formed the nucleus of the National Gallery (1735-1822).
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
ANGERSTEIN, JOHN
Look at other dictionaries:
John Julius Angerstein — (1735 January 1823), London merchant, Lloyd s under writer, and patron of the fine arts, was born in St Petersburg, Russia and settled in London in about 1749. It has wrongly been suggested that he was an illegitimate son of Catherine the Great… … Wikipedia
Angerstein Wharf — is a marine construction aggregate and an associated cement facility located on the south bank of the Bugsby s Reach of the River Thames in the New Charlton area of London in the London Borough of Greenwich operated by the Cemex company. The… … Wikipedia
Angerstein — bezeichnet: Angerstein (Nörten Hardenberg), einen Ortsteil von Nörten Hardenberg, Niedersachsen John Julius Angerstein (1735 1822), britischer Kaufmann und Kunstsammler Marc Angerstein (* 1971), deutscher Journalist, Politiker und Unternehmer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Angerstein — This rare name is of German origin and is from a Germanic personal name Ansger, which is composed of the elements ans , god and ger, gar , a spear, with stein , a stone. It is likely that Angerstein is a locational name, perhaps from somewhere… … Surnames reference
National Gallery — This article is about the National Gallery in London. For other uses, see National Gallery (disambiguation). Coordinates: 51°30′31″N 0°07′42″W / 51.5086°N 0.1283°W … Wikipedia
Woodlands House — is a Georgian villa, next door to Mycenae House, Mycenae Road, in the Westcombe Park area of the London Borough of Greenwich.The building was built on a site leased in 1774 from Sir Gregory Page by John Julius Angerstein (a Lloyd s underwriter… … Wikipedia
National Gallery — Informations géographiques Pays … Wikipédia en Français
National Gallery (London) — infobox London museum name= The National Gallery established= 1824 location= Trafalgar Square, London WC2, England, United Kingdom visitors= 4 5 million people per year citation | title= National Gallery, London: About | publisher=ARTINFO |… … Wikipedia
Driving club — In the 19th century, a driving club was a membership club for the recreational practice of carriage driving. Contents 1 Early British driving clubs 1.1 The B.D.C. 1.2 The Four Horse Club 1.3 … Wikipedia
Orleans Collection — Jupiter and Io by Correggio, one of the few paintings to leave the Orleans Collection before the French Revolution. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna) The Orleans Collection was a very important collection of over 500 paintings formed by the… … Wikipedia
