Sir William Agnew, 1st Bt Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir William Agnew, 1st Bt NPG 3413

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Harry Furniss

William Agnew was the son of Thomas Agnew, a Manchester-based art dealer. He established the family firm as a leading international art dealership, trading as Thos. Agnew & Sons. He was also a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1880-86. Agnew promoted many leading painters and dominated the art market for around thirty years. Ambitious, and with brilliant business acumen, he possessed great personal charm that endeared him to those he dealt with. He helped form some of the great private art collections of the... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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