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5 days ago · Between the Horse Guards and the Treasury stands Dover House, so called after its late owner, the Hon. George Agar-Ellis, afterwards the accomplished and lamented Lord Dover. It now belongs to his grandson, Viscount Clifden.
May 24, 2024 · The duke was the chief impropriator at the inclosure of Middle Barton in 1797; the estate was conveyed to his son-in-law, Henry Welbore Ellis, Viscount Clifden, in 1828, and when the remaining tithes in the parish were commuted in 1848 his son, Henry Agar-Ellis, Viscount Clifden, was impropriator of 172 a.
May 28, 2024 · When Angerstein died in January, 1823, his family decided to sell 38 of his best paintings. A Whig MP, George Agar Ellis proposed in the House of Commons that the government buy these paintings to start up a national gallery. He was backed by Sir George Beaumont, also an MP, a collector and co-founder of the British Institution.
5 days ago · He was born at Edinburgh in 1778, and coming to London to push his fortunes at the Bar, first made himself known to the political world by his advocacy of Queen Caroline, and afterwards by his zeal in the cause of Reform and Education.
May 16, 2024 · However, Agar Ellis, a trustee of the gallery, saw its location on Pall Mall as crucial, right in the heart of London’s hustle and bustle. In 1832, construction started on a new building by William Wilkins, replacing the old Royal Mews in Charing Cross.
May 29, 2024 · However, Agar Ellis, a trustee of the gallery, saw its location on Pall Mall as crucial, right in the heart of London’s hustle and bustle. In 1832, construction started on a new building by William Wilkins, replacing the old Royal Mews in Charing Cross.
