Agnew family
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The Agnew family is a prominent British family known for founding and running the influential art dealership and print publishing firm Thomas Agnew & Sons.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British family ⓘ |
| activeSinceCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Old Master paintings
ⓘ
Victorian art ⓘ modern British art ⓘ print publishing in Britain ⓘ |
| basedIn |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| business | Thomas Agnew & Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessReputation |
influential in the international art market
ⓘ
prestigious ⓘ |
| clienteleIncludes |
private collectors
ⓘ
public museums ⓘ royal patrons ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of the London art market
ⓘ
dissemination of fine art prints in Britain ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art trade
ⓘ
print publishing industry ⓘ |
| founded | Thomas Agnew & Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Anthony Agnew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colin Agnew NERFINISHED ⓘ James Stewart Agnew NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Agnew NERFINISHED ⓘ Lilian Agnew NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Agnew NERFINISHED ⓘ William Agnew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | Scottish origin ⓘ |
| industry | art market ⓘ |
| influenced |
British art collecting
ⓘ
museum acquisitions in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| knownFor |
handling major art collections
ⓘ
long-standing family control of Thomas Agnew & Sons ⓘ organizing important art exhibitions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
art dealing
ⓘ
print publishing ⓘ |
| notableRole | leading British art dealers ⓘ |
| operatedBusinessType |
commercial art gallery
ⓘ
print publishing house ⓘ |
| operationalScope | international ⓘ |
| socialStatus | prominent ⓘ |
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