Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster mb-code E3608 Sir Balan and Sir Balin

Sir Balan and Sir Balin meet with Merlin

Christian Kautz

Plate 11 from the book Improvements in naval architecture

Sir John Barrow was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1805

Hugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster mb-code E3608 Sir Balan and Sir BalinHugh Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, c1890. By the time that Grosvenor (1825 1899) was created Duke of Westminster in 1874, his family's portfolio of property in some of London's most exclusive areas made it the wealthiest in Britain. He served for 22 years as a Liberal MP and was a highly successful racehorse owner and breeder. A lithograph from The Modern Portrait Gallery, Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London, Paris and New York, c1890.