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John Henderson (1797–1878) was an English collector of works of art.
* his collection of water-colour drawings by 
To the trustees of the
Life
Born in Adelphi Terrace, London, he was son of John Henderson and Georgiana Jane, only child ofGeorge Keate
George Keate (1729–1797) was an English poet and writer. He was a versatile author, also known as an artist, who travelled and became a friend of Voltaire.
Life
He was son of George Keate of Isleworth, Middlesex, who married Rachel Kawolski ...
, F.R.S. His father, an amateur artist, was an early patron of Thomas Girtin
Thomas Girtin (18 February 17759 November 1802) was an English watercolourist and etcher. A friend and rival of J. M. W. Turner, Girtin played a key role in establishing watercolour as a reputable art form.
Life
Thomas Girtin was born in Sou ...
and J. M. W. Turner, who frequently worked together in his house. His father's income was from rents on 250 poor houses in Whitechapel
Whitechapel is a district in East London and the future administrative centre of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a part of the East End of London, east of Charing Cross. Part of the historic county of Middlesex, the area formed ...
. In 1805 Henderson's mother and father were receiving £700 in income per annum.
Charles Cooper Henderson was his brother.
John Henderson the younger went at the age of sixteen as a fellow-commoner to Balliol College, Oxford (B.A. 1817 and M.A. 1820). He read for the bar, but devoted his life to the study of archæology and the collection of works of art.
His collections were kept at his house, 3 Montague Street, Bloomsbury. He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and other societies, and a contributor to their proceedings. He died unmarried in 1878.
Legacy
By the codicil to his will, dated 1 November 1877, Henderson bequeathed to theUniversity of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
his Greek and Roman vases and Egyptian antiquities. To the trustees of the British Museum
The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It docum ...
went:
* his collection of water-colour drawings by Canaletto
Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768), commonly known as Canaletto (), was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school.
Painter of city views or ...
, Turner, Girtin, John Robert Cozens
John Robert Cozens (1752 – 14 December 1797) was a British draftsman and painter of romantic watercolour landscapes.
Cozens executed watercolors in curious atmospheric effects and illusions which had an influence on Thomas Girtin and J.M. ...
, David Cox, and William James Müller
William James Müller (28 June 18128 September 1845), also spelt Muller, was a British landscape and figure painter, the best-known artist of the Bristol School.
Life
Müller was born at Bristol, the son of J. S. Müller, a Prussian from Danz ...
(now in the print room);
* his collection of Russian silver and enamels;
* his Damascus, Persian, Rhodian, and majolica porcelain and pottery;
* oriental and Venetian metal-work, and oriental arms;
* Roman, Greek, and Venetian glass;
* and the correspondence of his grandfather, George Keate, with Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778) was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher. Known by his ''nom de plume'' M. de Voltaire (; also ; ), he was famous for his wit, and his criticism of Christianity—es ...
and Dr. Edward Young
Edward Young (c. 3 July 1683 – 5 April 1765) was an English poet, best remembered for ''Night-Thoughts'', a series of philosophical writings in blank verse, reflecting his state of mind following several bereavements. It was one of the mos ...
(now British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British ...
Add MSS 30991–30992).
To the trustees of the National Gallery of London
The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of over 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current Director ...
he bequeathed his water-colour drawings by George Cattermole
George Cattermole (10 August 180024 July 1868) was a British painter and illustrator, chiefly in watercolours. He was a friend of Charles Dickens and many other literary and artistic figures.
Life and work
He was born at Dickleburgh, near ...
and Peter De Wint
Peter De Wint (21 January 1784 – 30 January 1849) was an English landscape painter. A number of his pictures are in the National Gallery, the Victoria and Albert Museum and The Collection, Lincoln. He died in London.
Biography
De Wint wa ...
, two pictures by A. Canaletto, and any others of his old masters which they might select.
References
;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, John 1797 births 1878 deaths People from Westminster Collectors from London Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London People from Bloomsbury