Grose

Grose, Francis (c. 1731-1791), an English antiquary, was born at Greenford in Middlesex, where his father, of Swiss extraction, was a jeweller.

He studied art, and his first drawing of note was entitled High Life below Stairs. In 1769 he began to exhibit tinted and other drawings at the Academy, many of them being architectural, and illustrated many of his own works. Iu 1757 he became Richmond herald, and in 1757 F.SA. He was also adjutant of the Hants militia, and at a later period captain and adjutant in the Surrey militia. In 1787 he published Antiquities of England and, Wales, and in 1789-91 Antiquities of Scotland. His visit to Scotland made him acquainted with Burns, who alluded to him in "A chiel's amang you taking notes, and faith he'll prent 'em," as well as in other poems. A projected work on the antiquities of Ireland was cut short by his death. He published also many other works.