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Art collector Biographies
Every archived life recorded as art collector, ordered by their place in the ledger.
Contemporary era
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
b. February 14, 1945
Monarch of Liechtenstein (born 1945)
Modern era
Elizabeth II
April 21, 1926 – September 8, 2022
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926–2022)
Modern era
Edward VII
November 9, 1841 – May 6, 1910
King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910
Early Modern era
William II of the Netherlands
December 6, 1792 – March 17, 1849
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1840 to 1849 (1792-1849)
Early Modern era
William I of the Netherlands
August 24, 1772 – December 12, 1843
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1815-1840 (1772-1843)
Early Modern era
Louis XIV
September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715
King of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 (1638-1715)
Early Modern era
Louis XVI
August 23, 1754 – January 21, 1793
King of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791, then King of the French from 1791 to 1792 (1754-1793)
Early Modern era
Frederick the Great
January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 (1712-1786)
Early Modern era
Catherine the Great
April 21, 1729 – November 17, 1796
Empress who modernized and expanded the Russian Empire
Early Modern era
Qianlong Emperor
September 25, 1711 – February 7, 1799
Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1711–1799)
Modern era
Napoleon Bonaparte
August 15, 1769 – May 5, 1821
French emperor and general whose campaigns redrew the map of Europe
Modern era
Sukarno
June 6, 1901 – June 21, 1970
1st President of Indonesia (1901—1970)
Modern era
J. Robert Oppenheimer
April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967
American theoretical physicist (1904–1967)
Early Modern era
Rembrandt
July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669
Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)
Early Modern era
Johannes Vermeer
1632 – December 15, 1675
Dutch painter (1632–1675)
Contemporary era
Steven Spielberg
b. December 18, 1946
American filmmaker (born 1946)
Modern era
J. P. Morgan
April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913
American financier, banker, and art collector (1837–1913)
Medieval era
Isabella d'Este
May 18, 1474 – February 13, 1539
Italian noble (1474-1539)
Early Modern era
Charles I of England
November 19, 1600 – January 30, 1649
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649 (1600-1649)
Early Modern era
Charles II of England
May 29, 1630 – February 6, 1685
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1630-1685)
Early Modern era
Cosimo de Medici
June 12, 1519 – April 21, 1574
Duke of Florence (1519-1574)
Medieval era
Francis I of France
September 12, 1494 – March 31, 1547
King of France from 1515 to 1547 (1494-1547)
Early Modern era
Cardinal Richelieu
September 9, 1585 – December 4, 1642
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)
Early Modern era
Christina of Sweden
December 18, 1626 – April 19, 1689
Queen of Sweden, ruled from 1632 until abdication in 1654 (1626–1689)
Early Modern era
Robert Walpole
August 26, 1676 – March 18, 1745
British statesman and art collector, 1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745)
Early Modern era
Robert Peel
February 5, 1788 – July 2, 1850
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1788–1850)
Early Modern era
King George III
May 24, 1738 – January 29, 1820
King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820 (1738–1820)
Modern era
Kaiser Wilhelm II
January 27, 1859 – June 4, 1941
As King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941)
Modern era
Gertrude Stein
February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946
American author (1874–1946)
Early Modern era
Joshua Reynolds
July 16, 1723 – February 23, 1792
English painter (1723–1792)
Modern era
George Lucas
b. May 14, 1944
American filmmaker and philanthropist (born 1944)