Robert Fellowes
(1770-1847), PhilanthropistRegency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 3 portraits
Inheriting a fortune, Fellowes was a benefactor of Edinburgh and London University. He sponsored the radical journal The Examiner, and contributed to the opening of Regent's Park to the public. He abandoned his Anglican faith for a type of practical philanthropy which valued the latest scientific research.
by Henry Edridge
watercolour on ivory, circa 1800
NPG 6298
Steward's Court of the Manor of Torre Devon
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published December 1820
NPG D48675
Steward's Court of the Manor of Torre Devon
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published December 1820
NPG D17911
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