Amherst, William Tyssen-Amherst

Life dates: 1835–1909. British Conservative Member of Parliament. Collector of artworks, antiquities and books.

Material acquired from Amherst's collection includes ancient Egyptian antiquities and Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets.

Archive sources:

• WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/252 Sotheby's auction sale catalogue, Dec 1908-Mar 1909

• WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/259 Sotheby's auction sale catalogue, Mar 1909

• WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/497 Sotheby's auction sale catalogue, Jun 1921

• WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/506 Sotheby's auction sale catalogue, Nov 1921