Norman Colville
Norman Colville | |
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Born | Norman Robert Colville 11 September 1893 |
Died | 26 August 1974 | (aged 80)
Education | University of Cambridge |
Early life and army career
Norman Robert Colville was born at
After the end of the war from 1919, Colville lived at Garrion Tower, Cambusnethan, in Lanarkshire.[2] In 1920, he joined the board of directors of the family firm David Colville & Sons, the largest Scottish steel maker, and in the same year was elected a member of the Iron and Steel Institute.[2][8] Colville relinquished his army commission on 1 September 1921 and was granted the rank of captain.[9]
Penheale and art collection
Colville had been badly gassed during the war and was advised to move to the south of England for health reasons. He purchased
Colville's collection included drawings by the
Later years
Colville was appointed High Sheriff of Cornwall on 15 February 1940, remaining in office for a year. He lived with his third wife Diana in Kensington Square, London, and died in 1974.[2][14][1] His records relating to the Penheale estate are held by the Plymouth Archives.[15]
References
- ^ Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2023 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ ISBN 978-1-5381-2758-2.
- ^ University of Cambridge Register. 1918. p. 604.
- ^ "No. 28899". The London Gazette. 11 September 1914. p. 7223.
- ^ "No. 29058". The London Gazette. 2 February 1915. p. 1186.
- ^ "No. 12869". The Edinburgh Gazette. 6 November 1915. p. 1682.
- ^ "No. 29708". The London Gazette. 15 August 1916. p. 8024.
- ^ Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute. 1920. p. 793.
- ^ "No. 32685". The London Gazette. 28 April 1922. p. 3415.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-58093-237-0.
- ^ a b "Leonardo Da Vinci's Head of a Bear to Be Offered at Christie's London in July". Christies. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "One of Leonardo da Vinci's last drawings in private hands goes up for auction". Archyde. ABC. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Provenance: Colville, Norman Robert Captain". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "No. 34794". The London Gazette. 20 February 1940. p. 1002.
- ^ "Captain Norman Robert Colville, papers relating to the Penheale, Estate, Egloskerry,..." National Archives. 1921–1925. Retrieved 8 November 2021.