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Captain Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford KG (22 February 1800 – 25 August 1870) was an English aristocrat and sometime politician who spent his life in France devoted to collecting art.
El capitán Richard Seymour-Conway, cuarto marqués de Hertford KG (22 de febrero de 1800 - 25 de agosto de 1870) fue un aristócrata inglés y en algún momento político que pasó su vida en Francia dedicado a coleccionar arte.
Sir Richard held the title of Lord Yarmouth; he succeeded his father as Marquess of Hertford in 1842. He also took his father's post in the House of Lords, voting with the Conservative party. Seymour-Conway was attached to the embassy in Paris in 1817, and in 1829, the embassy at Constantinople.
The Marquesses of Hertford are members of the Seymour family headed by the Duke of Somerset.
Richard Seymour-Conway (1800-1870), 4th Marquess of Hertford from 1842, was the collector of Reynolds whose contribution is most visible at the Wallace Collection today.
Biography. Son of Francis Charles Seymour Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford (q.v.). Settled in Paris where he lived in a private hôtel at 2 rue Laffite and in the Château de Bagatelle. Died without issue; his title passed to his cousin Francis Seymour.
24 de jul. de 2024 · Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th marquess of Hertford (British) The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
