page_title: John Sheepshanks (art collector)
hierarchical_section_title: John Sheepshanks (art collector)
caption_attribution_description: English: John Sheepshanks by John Henry Foley, 1866, Victoria &amp; Albert Museum
context_page_description: John Sheepshanks, British manufacturer and art collector, was born in Leeds, and became a partner in his father's business as a cloth manufacturer.
  Sheepshanks collected pictures, mainly by British artists, and in 1857 presented his notable collection to the nation. These are at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, which no longer observes all the conditions which he attached to the gift. He retired from business in 1833 and died a bachelor in 1863. His sister and brother were Anne Sheepshanks and Richard Sheepshanks.
context_section_description: John Sheepshanks (1787–1863), British manufacturer and art collector, was born in Leeds, and became a partner in his father's business as a cloth manufacturer.
  Sheepshanks collected pictures, mainly by British artists, and in 1857 presented his notable collection to the nation. These are at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, which no longer observes all the conditions which he attached to the gift. He retired from business in 1833 and died a bachelor in 1863. His sister and brother were Anne Sheepshanks and Richard Sheepshanks.
caption: John Sheepshanks by John Henry Foley, 1866, Victoria & Albert Museum
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