Patron and friend of Gideon Mantell. Patron of the Mantellian Museum; successful stockbreeder at Petworth and art patron. In addition to the Petworth estates, he owned property inherited by his father in the north and west of England. After his death Petworth passed to his kinsman Col George Wyndham (1789-1869) who was created Baron Leaconfield in 1859. [AJCP Handbook Pt 8]
Egremont, George O'Brien Wyndham, 3rd Earl of, 1751-1837
Wyndham, George O'Brien, 1751-1837
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Manuscript
Inward correspondence - G O'B Wyndham, R M Zornlin
Date: 1824-1842
From: Mantell family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0083-099
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (15 letters). Finding Aids: See inventory for description of contents.
Manuscript
Autograph book vol 2, page 21 to 43-5
Date: 1832-1857
From: Mantell family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0083-493
Description: Certificates and other honours awarded to Gideon Mantell or to Walter Mantell in recognition of his father. Also, pen and ink sketches of teeth of the iguanadon and Crocodilis Mantelli, an engraved portrait of Gideon Mantell, and a sketch of the sweet pea flower, made by Hannah Matilda Mantell, Gideon's younger daughter. Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.