Private company

Thomas Agnew & Sons

British fine art dealer, 1851–2013

Thomas Agnew & Sons is a fine arts dealer in London that began as a print and publishing partnership between Thomas Agnew and Vittore Zanetti in Manchester in 1817. Agnew ended the partnership by taking full control of the company in 1835.2 Its chief executive is Lord Anthony Crichton-Stuart (since 2013).1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1851Founded1
  • HeadquartersAgnew's1
Diego Velázquez - Rokeby Venus
Photo: Diego Velázquez, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Thomas Agnew & Sons is a fine arts dealer in London that began as a print and publishing partnership between Thomas Agnew and Vittore Zanetti in Manchester in 1817. Agnew ended the partnership by taking full control of the company in 1835.2

The story

Founded by Thomas Agnew in 1851.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2013New chief executive Lord Anthony Crichton-Stuart becomes CEO1
  2. 2013Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. 1955New chief executive Richard Norman Kingzett becomes CEO1
  4. 1851Founded Founded1
  5. 1817Acquired Acquired by Thomas Agnew1

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