1. William "Willy" Mostyn-Owen was a British art historian.
10 Facts About William Mostyn-Owen
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William Mostyn-Owen worked for some years with the art expert Bernard Berenson, and was his bibliographer.
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William Mostyn-Owen was connected with the auctioneers Christie's for 30 years.
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William Mostyn-Owen was born on 10 May 1929 to Lt-Col Roger Arthur Mostyn-Owen and wife Margaret Eva Dewhurst.
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The Mostyn-Owen family were military landed gentry of Woodhouse, Shropshire.
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William Mostyn-Owen was educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge.
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In Florence, the British consul commented that Mostyn-Owen was "worth a battleship" for his charm and tact when dealing with American President Harry S Truman, the King of Norway Haakon VII and other visiting dignitaries.
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William Mostyn-Owen joined the auction house Christie's in London, alongside David Carritt, Noel Annesley, and Brian Sewell, and worked there for almost thirty years.
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William Mostyn-Owen became a director in 1968, and chairman of Christie's Education from 1979 to 1988.
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William Mostyn-Owen's son Orlando is an artist and a painter.