John Sheepshanks (art collector)

Sheepshanks collected pictures, mainly by British artists, and in 1857 presented his notable collection to the nation.^[2] These are at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, which no longer observes all the conditions which he attached to the gift.^{[citation needed]} He retired from business in 1833 and died a bachelor in 1863.^[2] His sister and brother were Anne Sheepshanks and Richard Sheepshanks.^[3]

• John Sheepshanks at the Victoria & Albert Museum

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