About Bartholomew Frere
Lived 1776 – 1851 (aged 74). Bartholomew Frere was a diplomat.
Bartholomew Frere (30 November 1776 – 29 May 1851) was a British diplomat.
Life Frere was born in 1776, the fifth son of John Frere, F.R.S., M.P. for Norwich, and a younger brother of John Hookham Frere and William Frere.
He was educated at Harrow School and then proceeded B.A. at Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1799, and M.A. in 1806.
Frere was known a collector of fine art. Among his collections were two notable works by Diego Velázquez (The Immaculate Conception and Saint John on Patmos) that are now in the National Gallery.
He died in Old Burlington Street, London, 29 May 1851, aged 74.
His DNB biographer, Stanley Lane-Poole, summed him up as "a useful public servant of ordinary abilities."
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Who was Bartholomew Frere?
British diplomat (1776-1851)
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Bartholomew Frere was born on 30 November 1776.
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Bartholomew Frere died on 29 May 1851.
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Bartholomew Frere was a diplomat.
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