Brinsley Ford
Sir Brinsley Ford | |
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| Born | Richard Brinsley Ford 10 June 1908 Petworth, Sussex, England |
| Died | 4 May 1999 (aged 90) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Eton, Trinity College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Art historian and collector |
| Parent(s) | Captain Richard Ford (1860–1940) and Rosamund Isabel Ramsden (1872–1911) |
| Relatives | Richard Ford, Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
| Awards | Knighted (1984) |
Sir Richard Brinsley Ford CBE (10 June 1908 – 4 May 1999) was a British art historian, scholar, and collector. He inherited a large collection of art from his family and was himself an avid collector. A drawing that he purchased in 1936 was sold by his estate for $12 million in 2000. Ford was the director of the Burlington Magazine, president of Walpole Society and chaired the National Art Collections Fund. During World War II he was a Troop Sergeant-Major in the Royal Artillery and then served in the military intelligence organisation, MI9.