John Bouverie was a British antiquarian and art collector. He was the originator of a collection of drawings now known as the "Bouverie collection", which passed to the his spinster sister Elizabeth and from her to Sir Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham

Admiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham PC was a British naval officer and politician.He was born at Leith, Midlothian to Robert Middleton, a customs collector of Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire, and Helen, daughter of Charles Dundas.-Naval career:Middleton entered the Royal Navy in 1741 as captain's...

, then to Middleton's son-in-law Sir Gerald Noel

Sir Gerard Noel, 2nd Baronet

Sir Gerard Noel Noel, 2nd Baronet , of Welham Grove in Leicestershire and Exton Park in Rutland, known as Gerard Edwardes until 1798, was an English Member of Parliament.-Background:...

, father of the 1st Earl of Gainsborough

Earl of Gainsborough

Earl of Gainsborough is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation ended in extinction when the sixth Earl died without heirs...

. Bouverie died at Guzel Hissar on 19 September 1750 whilst travelling in the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

 and observing ancient remains there with Robert Wood

Robert Wood (engraver)

Robert Wood was a British traveller, classical scholar, civil servant and politician.In 1750-1751 Wood travelled around the Levant with two wealthy young Oxford scholars James Dawkins and John Bouverie and an Italian draftsman Giovanni Battista Borra...

 and James Dawkins.

External links

• Nicholas Turner, 'John Bouverie as a Collector of Drawings', The Burlington Magazine
  The Burlington Magazine
  The Burlington Magazine is a monthly academic journal that covers the fine and decorative arts. It is the longest running art journal in the English language and it is a charitable organisation since 1986. It was established in 1903 by a group of art historians and connoisseurs which included Roger...
  
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