9 OF 22

Ludwig Mond

9 of 22 portraits on display in Room 27 at the National Portrait Gallery

Ludwig Mond

by Edward (Edouard) Lanteri
bronze statuette
14 1/4 in. (362 mm) high
Purchased, 1996
Primary Collection
NPG 6359

Click on the links below to find out more:

Sitterback to top

Ludwig Mond (1839-1909), Chemist and art collector. Sitter in 3 portraits.

Artistback to top

Edward (Edouard) Lanteri (1848-1917), Sculptor. Artist of 6 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Born in Kassel, Germany, Mond moved to Britain in 1867 and became one of the foremost industrial chemists of his period. He developed the mass production of alkali for the textile industry and, later, ammonia, 'Mond gas' and nickel. He spent part of his large fortune on a collection of early Italian art which he bequeathed to the National Gallery.