Paul Mellon
(1907-1999), PhilanthropistSitter in 2 portraits
Philanthropist, connoisseur and bibliophile; son of American financier father and English mother, his love of English paintings and books led to the founding of the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven and the Paul Mellon Foundation for British Art in London. One of the most notable racehorse owners of the century, he is remembered particularly for the outstandingly successful Mill Reef.
by John Stanton Ward
pencil and watercolour, 1980s?
NPG 6008
by Tessa Pullan
bronze bust, 1984
NPG 6191
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