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Andrew Fountaine (7 December 1918 – 14 September 1997) was an activist involved in the British far right. After military service in a number of conflicts, Fountaine joined the Conservative Party and was selected as a parliamentary candidate until his outspoken views resulted in his being disowned by the party.
Sir Andrew Fountaine (1676 in Salle, Norfolk – 4 September 1753 in Narford Hall, Narford), son and heir of Andrew Fountaine M.P. of Salle, Norfolk and Sarah Chicheley, one of the daughters of Sir Thomas Chicheley, was an English antiquarian, art collector and amateur architect.
The son of Vice-Admiral Charles Andrew Fountaine and his wife, Louisa (Maclean), Andrew Fountaine succeeded his father as Lord of the Manors of Narford, Southacre, and Newton in 1946. He was educated at Stowe, Magdalene College, Cambridge, and Army College, Aldershot.
24 giu 2024 · Sir Andrew Fountaine (1676 - 1753) RA Collection: People and Organisations Collector, and architect. Profile. Born: 1676 in Narford, Norfolk Died: 1753. Nationality: British. Gender: Male. Share
Sir Andrew Fountaine was born in 1676 in Norfolk, England into a respectable family at Narford Hall. He was the eldest son of the gentleman, Andrew Fountaine, and his wife, Sarah, Sir Thomas Chicheley’s youngest daughter.
12 giu 2024 · Sir Andrew Fountaine. (1676-1753), Collector. Sitter in 5 portraits. Sir Andrew Fountaine first came to public notice when he accompanied Lord Macclesfield to carry the Act of Succession to the elector of Hanover in 1701.
Both the title of the album and the inscription on the Maratti 'Self-portrait' suggest that Sir Andrew Fountaine first visited Italy in the 1690s and not in 1701-2, as Moore has suggested (Norwich, 1985, p. 93, under no. 15). For other drawings from the Fountaine album in the British Museum, see 1902,0822.10.
