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John Malcolm of Poltalloch

Also known as: John Malcolm of Poltalloch; primary name: Malcolm, John
Details: individual; collector; British; Male
Life dates: 1805-1893
Biography: Fourteenth laird of Poltalloch in Argyll. Collector of old master drawings and prints, and much else, from income derived from landed estates in Argyll, Jamaica and Australia. His collection of prints and drawings was sold to the BM by his son John Wingfield Malcolm (q.v.) in 1895 for £25,000. See Colvin's report to the Trustees dated 6 June 1895, where he valued the drawings at at least £25,000 and the prints at no less than £15,000.
Bibliography: Lugt 1489; Lugt 1780; Stephen Coppel, "William Mitchell (1820-1908) and John Malcolm of Poltalloch (1805-93)" in 'Landmarks in Print Collecting,' ed. Antony Griffiths, London: BMP,1996, pp.159-188. Coppel in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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