Charles Gassiot

The Last Evening by James Tissot, 1873. Part of the large gift of artworks Gassiot made to the Guildhall Art Gallery in 1902.

Charles Gassiot (1826–1902) was an English businessman and art collector. He was the son of John Peter Gassiot a scientist member of the Royal Society, inheriting his share in the wine merchant business. Charles Gassiot was an avid collector of Victorian art and on his death in 1902 he bequeathed over a hundred paintings to the City of London collection which now form a major part of the Guildhall Art Gallery.[1][2] A room at the Vintners Hall is named after him.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Hoole, Matyjaszkiewicz & Knight p.13
  2. ↑ Lorente p.96
  3. ↑ "Lunch and dinner venue in the City of London. Your special event". The Vintners Company. Retrieved 2026-06-17.

Bibliography

  • Hoole, John, Matyjaszkiewicz, Krystyna & Knight, Vivien. The City's Pictures: A Selection of Paintings from the Collection of the Corporation of London. Barbican Art Gallery, 1984.
  • Lorente, J. Pedro. The Museums of Contemporary Art:Notion and Development. Taylor & Francis, 2016.
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