William Seguier

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Seguier trained as an artist but devoted himself to connoisseurship and restoring pictures. He was unusually influential in providing help and advice to various collectors including George IV and Sir Robert Peel. The first superintendent of the British Institution, Seguier was responsible for its annual exhibitions of contemporary and Old Master paintings. In 1824, when the government purchased the collection which established the National Gallery, Seguier was appointed the Gallery's first keeper, a post he held until his death.

National Portrait Gallery, London

London

Title

William Seguier

Date

c.1805

Medium

oil on card

Measurements

H 45.7 x W 39.4 cm

Accession number

2644

Acquisition method

Given by Mrs Herbert George Haines, 1933

Work type

Painting

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