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Alfred Beit

Also known as: Alfred Beit; primary name: Beit, Alfred
Details: individual; collector; merchant/tradesman; British; German; Male
Life dates: 1853-1906
Biography: Born Hamburg, dealer in gold and diamonds with operations in South Africa; board member of De Beer's Diamond Company; collector and donor to the British Museum and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh; on his death his collection passed to his younger brother Otto Beit (q.v.) and donated over 2 million pounds to bodies in Great Britain, Germany and South Africa.

Museum number: 1934,0609.1 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jacques JordaensFormerly attributed to:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1612-1678