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Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB PC (/ l ɛər d /; 5 March 1817 – 5 July 1894) was an English Assyriologist, traveller, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, politician and diplomat. He was born to a mostly English family in Paris and largely raised in Italy.
Sir Austen Henry Layard was an English archaeologist whose excavations greatly increased knowledge of the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia. In 1839 he left his position in a London law office and began an adventuresome journey on horseback through Anatolia and Syria.
15 de set. de 2021 · Biographical notes. Archaeologist, art historian, collector, politician and diplomat. National Gallery Trustee (1866–1894). Summary of activity. Layard was the son of Henry Peter John Layard, a civil servant in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), and Marianne, daughter of Nathaniel Austen of Ramsgate, banker.
18 de out. de 2023 · A Trustee of the National Gallery from 1866, Layard was a keen art historian and a collector of early Italian art. He died in London on 5 July 1894.
18 de ago. de 2023 · Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894) was a British archaeologist, adventurer, and diplomat, best known for his excavations in Mesopotamia, especially those at the ancient Assyrian cities of Nimrud and Nineveh.
Sir Austen Henry Layard. (1817-1894), Politician, diplomat and archaeologist. Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 23 portraits. Layard was an archaeologist, politician, diplomat, art collector and Trustee of the National Gallery. He was also a great friend of the artist, George Frederic Watts.
Austen Henry Layard (pronunciado /ˈɔːstɪn ˈhɛnriː lɛərd/) (5 de marzo de 1817 - 5 de julio de 1894) fue un viajero británico, arqueólogo, dibujante, coleccionista, escritor, político y diplomático, conocido sobre todo por sus excavaciones en Nimrud.
