Henry Stevens 1843–1925 self-portrait, 1903 © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Michael P. Cooper
Stevens family (per. c. 1830–1925), natural history auctioneers, whose name was synonymous with natural history and curiosity auctions for over a century, became involved in this business when John Crace Stevens became a partner in a long-established Covent Garden auction house. The company had been founded about 1759 by ...