Portrait of G. B. Simpson by Charles L. Mitchell, c. 1891.[1]
Born
(1820-10-10)10 October 1820 Dundee, Scotland
Died
1 July 1892(1892-07-01) (aged 71) Edinburgh, Scotland
Pen name
G. B. Simpson
Occupation
Jute merchant, art collector, art patron, connoisseur
Nationality
Scottish
Genre
Art collections, Numismatics, Art patronage
Spouse
Margaret Maria Shaw
Children
two sons and four daughters
George B. Simpson (10 October 1820 – 1 July 1892) was a Scottish art collector, connoisseur and patron of Scottish painters. He financed his interests through his wealth acquired as a linen manufacturer and jute merchant in Dundee. He is "Dundee’s Forgotten Maecenas" according to a recent academic paper.[2]
^This photograph of the oil painting of G. B. Simpson was supplied by Susan Keracher, Curator of Art, Dundee Art Gallery and Museum for use in this biography.
^Helen Smailes. "Dundee’s Forgotten Maecenas? G. B. Simpson and the Patronage of Modern Scottish Art". Journal of the Scottish Society for Art History.
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