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He began buying paintings in the mid-1820s and had a strong liking for Dutch art. After his death, it was reported that his collection numbered some 800 pictures. Wynn Ellis bequeathed to the Trustees of the National Gallery the right to select as many paintings as they wanted from a list of 403 ‘ancient’ pictures. The Trustees eventually chose 94 works, mainly by Flemish, Dutch, German, Italian and French artists.
This was the second of two marble busts Ellis commissioned from Sievier. He had rejected the first but was clearly pleased with this one as he allowed it to be exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1843 opposite Sievier’s bust of Mrs Ellis (now untraced).
Title
Wynn Ellis (1790–1875), MP
Date
before 1843
Medium
white Carrara marble
Measurements
H 78 x W 52 x D 26 cm
Accession number
NG2239
Acquisition method
presented by H. Churchill, 1878
Work type
Bust
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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