Richard Louis Ormond
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Richard Louis Ormond CBE
( born Jan. 16, 1939) is the former Director of the National Maritime Museum
from 1986-2000. He was also the Assistant Keeper & late Deputy Director of the National Portrait Gallery. He is currently the Chairman of the Trustees of the Watts Gallery
. He is also the Chairman of the Friends of Leighton House and a trustee of the Mariners Museum in Newport News ,Virginia. He is also an author and biographer.
Richard Louis Ormond is the son of Henri Eric Conrad Ormond (1898-1979), who was the 2nd husband of Dorethea Charlotte Gibbons, they married in 1934. She was the dau. of Sir Alexander Doran Gibbons, 7th Bt. In 1963 Richard Louis Ormond married Leonee Jasper. She is currently one of the Directors of Apsley House
. Ormond is the grandson of Violet Sargent Ormond, sister of John Singer Sargent
. He has written several books on the paintings of Sargent and other famous painters. His grandmother was the subject of many paintings by Sargent.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
( born Jan. 16, 1939) is the former Director of the National Maritime Museum
National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world. The historic buildings forming part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, it also incorporates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich,...
from 1986-2000. He was also the Assistant Keeper & late Deputy Director of the National Portrait Gallery. He is currently the Chairman of the Trustees of the Watts Gallery
Watts Gallery
Watts Gallery is an art gallery in the village of Compton, near Guildford in Surrey. It is dedicated to the work of Victorian era painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts....
. He is also the Chairman of the Friends of Leighton House and a trustee of the Mariners Museum in Newport News ,Virginia. He is also an author and biographer.
Richard Louis Ormond is the son of Henri Eric Conrad Ormond (1898-1979), who was the 2nd husband of Dorethea Charlotte Gibbons, they married in 1934. She was the dau. of Sir Alexander Doran Gibbons, 7th Bt. In 1963 Richard Louis Ormond married Leonee Jasper. She is currently one of the Directors of Apsley House
Apsley House
Apsley House, also known as Number One, London, is the former London residence of the Dukes of Wellington. It stands alone at Hyde Park Corner, on the south-east corner of Hyde Park, facing south towards the busy traffic interchange and Wellington Arch...
. Ormond is the grandson of Violet Sargent Ormond, sister of John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent was an American artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury. During his career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings...
. He has written several books on the paintings of Sargent and other famous painters. His grandmother was the subject of many paintings by Sargent.