From English Gentleman to Spanish hidalgo: Frank Hall Standish (1799–1840) and his Spanish Art Collection

Frank Hall Standish lived in Seville between around 1830 and 1840, during which time he created one of the foremost collections of Spanish art in the city, acquiring some 240 paintings and over 260 drawings – mostly by Spanish masters such as Murillo, Velázquez and Zurbarán. He befriended resident...

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Main Author: Xanthe Brooke
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Published: Museo Nacional del Prado 2016-11-01
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description Frank Hall Standish lived in Seville between around 1830 and 1840, during which time he created one of the foremost collections of Spanish art in the city, acquiring some 240 paintings and over 260 drawings – mostly by Spanish masters such as Murillo, Velázquez and Zurbarán. He befriended resident diplomats such as the British vice-consul Julian Benjamin Williams, from whom he acquired some of his collection, and authored several publications, including a travel book on the countries of the Mediterranean, and another on the art and antiquities of Spain (specifically, the art collections of Seville and its hinterlands), which was published shortly before his death in 1840. In the same year, he bequeathed his collection to the French king Louis Philippe I; by 1842 it had been installed as the ‘Musée Standish’ on the top floors of the Louvre, alongside the recently established Galerie Espagnole. Standish’s collection was sold at auction in 1842 and 1853. This article discusses some of its works, and identifies their present locations.
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From English Gentleman to Spanish hidalgo: Frank Hall Standish (1799–1840) and his Spanish Art Collection
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title From English Gentleman to Spanish hidalgo: Frank Hall Standish (1799–1840) and his Spanish Art Collection
title_full From English Gentleman to Spanish hidalgo: Frank Hall Standish (1799–1840) and his Spanish Art Collection
title_fullStr From English Gentleman to Spanish hidalgo: Frank Hall Standish (1799–1840) and his Spanish Art Collection
title_full_unstemmed From English Gentleman to Spanish hidalgo: Frank Hall Standish (1799–1840) and his Spanish Art Collection
title_short From English Gentleman to Spanish hidalgo: Frank Hall Standish (1799–1840) and his Spanish Art Collection
title_sort from english gentleman to spanish hidalgo frank hall standish 1799 1840 and his spanish art collection
topic cano portraiture
collectors of spanish art
frank hall standish
luis de vargas paintings
murillo paintings and drawings
pereda paintings
zurbarán paintings
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