1776 - 1844
Edward Solly British
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| First Name |
Edward
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| Last Name |
Solly
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| Birthday |
25th April, 1776
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| Birthplace |
London, England
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| Died |
2nd December, 1844
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
British
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Edward Solly (25 April 1776 – 2 December 1844) was an English merchant living in Berlin, who amassed an unprecedented collection of Italian Trecento and Quattrocento paintings and outstanding examples of Early Netherlandish painting, at a time when those schools were still largely unappreciated. In 1821 Solly sold his collection of about 3000 works to the Prussian king; 677 of them formed a core of the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. Solly acquired a second collection during his years in London after 1821. Solly is also credited for having undertaken a perilous journey to deliver the first news of Napoleon's defeat at the Battle of Leipzig to the English.
