biography
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Duveen (of Millbank), Joseph Duveen, Baron
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1869–1939)
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| biography:
| Art dealer, born in Hull, E England, UK. Starting in his father's antique shop, he developed a business in the USA specializing in Old Masters. He established significant collections in the USA and Europe, was a benefactor of the National Gallery, and gifted a gallery in the British Museum to house the Elgin marbles. |
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