In Memoriam, September 2016

Gerald Grosvenor, the sixth Duke of Westminster, who possessed one of the greatest privately owned collections of Old Masters, died on 9 August, aged 64. The freehold owner of 300 acres in Mayfair and Belgravia, central London, the duke increased his wealth (estimated at 8bn) through his work as a property developer. He assumed responsibility for managing the family estates, including the hereditary seat, Eaton Hall, Chester, at the age of 19. The family collection includes works by artists such