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JOHN SHEEPSHANKS (1787–1863)

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Originally appearing in Volume V24, Page 822 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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JOHN See also:SHEEPSHANKS (1787–1863)  , See also:British manufacturer and See also:art See also:collector, was See also:born in See also:Leeds, and became a partner in his See also:father's business as a See also:cloth . manufacturer . His See also:brother See also:Richard .(t794—1855) was a distinguished astronomer and See also:man of See also:science, whose collection of See also:instruments eventually passed to the Royal Astronomical Society . See also:John See also:Sheepshanks collected pictures, mainly by British artists, and in 1857 presented his magnificent collection to the nation . He retired from business in 1833 and died a See also:bachelor in 1863 .

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