Francis Bourgeois

Visual Artist

1753 – 1811

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Who was Francis Bourgeois?

Sir Peter Francis Lewis Bourgeois RA was a landscape and history painter, and court painter to king George III of the United Kingdom. He also became an art dealer and collector in association with Margaret and Noel Desenfans, and with them he was a founder of Dulwich Picture Gallery, London. He was born in Britain but was of Swiss ancestry.

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Born
Nov 1, 1753
London
Also known as
  • Peter Francis Bourgeois
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Died
Jan 8, 1811
London
Resting place
Dulwich Picture Gallery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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