John Bouverie (c. 1723 – 19 September 1750) was a British antiquarian and art collector. He was the originator of a collection of drawings now known as the "Bouverie collection", which passed to his spinster sister Elizabeth and from her to Sir Charles Middleton, then to Middleton's son-in-law Sir Gerald Noel, father of the 1st

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. Bouverie died at Guzel Hissar on 19 September 1750 whilst travelling in the

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and observing ancient remains there with

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and James Dawkins.

External links

*Nicholas Turner, 'John Bouverie as a Collector of Drawings',

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1994 *Article on his collector's mark in the online edition of Lugt'
''Les marques de collections de dessins & d'estampes''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bouverie 1723 births 1750 deaths English antiquarians English art collectors