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Ernest Gambart, 1814-1902

Nationality: Belgian
Date of Birth: 1814
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Date of Death: 1902
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Identity:

Ernest Gambart was a highly successful art dealer and print publisher, of Belgian origin

Life:

Gambart dominated the London art world of the mid-nineteenth century. He was a leading figure in the market for reproductive prints of works by contemporary artists, notably William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais.

Bibliography:

Maas, Jeremy, Gambart: Prince of the Victorian art World, London, 1975; Maas, Jeremy, 'Gambart, (Jean Joseph) Ernest (Théodore),' Grove Art Online, Oxford University Press, http://www.groveart.com (accessed May 2004).