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Also known as Peter Francis Bourgeois, Sir Francis Bourgois, Sir Fran. Bourgeois, Sir Fras. Bourgeois, Sir Bourgeois, Sir Peter Francis Bourgeois, Sir Francis Burgeois, Sir Francis Burgois

painter, art dealer, collector (1753-1811)

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Gender
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Origin
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Active from
1996-02-15

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Francis Bourgeois — Google Arts & Culture

Sir Peter Francis Lewis Bourgeois RA was a British landscape and history painter, and court painter to king George III of the United Kingdom.

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Sir Peter Francis Lewis Bourgeois RA was a British landscape and history painter, and court painter to king George III of the United Kingdom. In the late 18th century he became an art dealer and collector in association with Frenchman Noël Desenfans. The pair were commissioned by Polish king Stanisław August Poniatowski to compile a collection of paintings, which they spent five years doing, but Stanisław's exile in 1795 meant the contract could not be completed and they were left with a large collection of paintings. Bourgeois outlived Desenfans and bequeathed the art to Dulwich College with an additional £2000 to build a permanent building to house it. This became the Dulwich Picture Gallery, England's first purpose-built public art gallery.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Francis
Family name
Bourgeois
Gender
male
Place of birth
London
Place of death
London
Position held
court painter
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Sir Peter Francis Bourgeois by Sir William Beechey.jpg
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Commons category
Francis Bourgeois
date of death
1811-01-08
date of birth
1753-11-00
Commons Creator page
Francis Bourgeois
described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
start of work period
1779-01-01
end of work period
1810-01-01
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Works in European collections

3 objects attributed to Francis Bourgeois, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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