Jules Porgès (Q3266)
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French collector and art dealer, one of the most eminent Parisian art collectors
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French collector and art dealer, one of the most eminent Parisian art collectors
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1839-1921
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25 May 1839Gregorian
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20 September 1921Gregorian
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25 May 1839Gregorian
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20 September 1921Gregorian
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Jules Porgès was born in Vienna in 1839 and grew up in Prague. He moved to Paris in the early 1860s where he founded Jules Porgès and Company and became a leading force in the global diamond trade. He married Rose-Anne Porgès (née Wodianer), with whom he had a daughter, Henriette Hélène. Porgès’ art collection consisted mainly of Dutch and Flemish Old Masters which were on display in his mansion
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