Ludwig Mond
(1839-1909), Chemist and art collectorSitter in 3 portraits
Chemist, industrialist and art collector; 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.
by Solomon Joseph Solomon
oil on canvas, circa 1909
NPG 3053
by Edward (Edouard) Lanteri
bronze plaque, 1909
NPG 4511
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