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{{Shortshort description|British art historian}}

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Grosvenor was born on 27 November 1977 in London. His parents are [[The Honourable|The Hon]] Richard Alexander Grosvenor and Gabriella Grosvenor.

The name Bendor is derived from the [[Grosvenor family]]'s medieval heraldic shield, ''a bend or'', a golden [[Bend (heraldry)|bend]] (diagonal stripe), which they used until 1389, when it was claimed instead by the Scrope family in the case ''[[Scrope v Grosvenor]]''. [[Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster]], was nicknamed "Bendor".

Grosvenor is a grandson of [[Robert Grosvenor, 5th Baron Ebury]],<ref>{{Citecite web|url=https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/my-theatrical-clash-with-the-copyright-commissars/|title=My theatrical clash with the copyright commissars|work=The Conservative Woman|date=29 July 2018}}</ref> and fifth cousin of [[Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster]].<ref>{{Citecite web|url=https://www.arthistorynews.com/articles/439_The_fake_aristo|title=The 'fake aristo'? - Art History News - by Bendor Grosvenor|website=www.arthistorynews.com}}</ref> He is also of [[Switzerland|Swiss]] and Dutch heritage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesteepletimes.com/the-roll-call/dr-bendor-grosvenor/|title=Dr Bendor Grosvenor – Old Masters expert and television presenter|date=31 July 2017}}</ref> His father's eldest half-brother is [[Francis Grosvenor, 8th Earl of Wilton]].<ref name=Mosley>Mosley, Charles (editor). ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage'', 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. Volume 3, page 4208.</ref>

Grosvenor was educated at [[Harrow School]] before attending the [[University of East Anglia]] for his [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]. He then received an [[Master of Philosophy|MPhil]] from [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]] and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] from the University of East Anglia.<ref name=":0">{{Citecite web |title=Grosvenor, Dr Bendor Gerard Robert, (born 27 Nov. 1977), art historian; writer |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-289038|access-date=2021-11-27 |website=WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO |year=2017 |languageaccess-date=en27 November 2021 |isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U289038|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4}}</ref> His PhD thesis was entitled ''"The Politics of Foreign Policy: Lord Derby and the Eastern Crisis, 1875-8"''.<ref name="Mould">{{cite web|url=http://www.philipmould.com/staff.php?id=2|title=Bendor Grosvenor|work=Philip Mould & Company|access-date=10 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516154730/http://www.philipmould.com/staff.php?id=2|archive-date=16 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Before becoming an art historian, Grosvenor worked in politics as an adviser, first to the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] [[Tony Banks, Lord Stratford|Tony Banks]] (nowlater Lord Stratford)]] and then to the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] MP [[Hugo Swire|Hugo Swire]] (now Lord Swire)]].

His first major art discovery was a mis-catalogued portrait by [[Sir Thomas Lawrence]] being sold at a London auction in 2003 as a work by Lawrence's pupil [[George Henry Harlow]].<ref>{{Citecite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/417wnxhPlvxr5JxPGdKFJcT/bendor-grosvenor|title=Bendor Grosvenor}}</ref> From 2005 until 2014, he worked for [[Philip Mould]] Ltd,<ref name="Mould"/> where he made a number of significant art historical discoveries, including lost works by artists such as [[Sir [[Joshua Reynolds]], [[Thomas Gainsborough]], and [[Sir Anthony van Dyck]], on whom he is an acknowledged specialist.<ref name="Mould"/> In 2016 he sold a newly identified portrait by [[Joan Carlile]], the first professional British female artist, to the [[Tate]] gallery.<ref>{{cite webnews |last=Sawer |first=Patrick |title=Typical! |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/21/typical-how-britains-first-professional-female-artist-was-mistak|title=Typical! |work=The Telegraph |date=21 September 2016 |access-date=19 October 2016 }}</ref>

In 2017, he discovered the [[Lost portrait of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham|"lost portrait" of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham]] at [[Pollok House]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland. The painting was thought to be a copy of a painting by [[Flemish people|Flemish]] artist [[Peter Paul Rubens]] that had been lost for nearly 400 years, but after restoration was found to be the original by Rubens.<ref name="graun">{{cite news|last1last=Slawson|first1first=Nicola|title=Lost Rubens portrait of James I's 'lover' is rediscovered in Glasgow|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/sep/24/lost-rubens-portrait-james-i-lover-rediscovered-glasgow|access-date=26 September 2017|work=The Guardian|date=24 September 2017}}</ref>

Grosvenor has been a member of the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Council on National Records and Archives, and the Lord Chancellor's Forum for Historical Manuscripts and Academic Research.<ref>{{Citecite web|url=https://www.codart.nl/our-events/codart-21/documents-videos-21/bendor-grosvenor/|title=Bendor Grosvenor -|website=CODART}}</ref> He also works as a journalist and writer, and presents programmes for BBC2's ''[[The Culture Show]]''.

In 2013 he discovered the [[lost portrait of Charles Edward Stuart]] by Scottish artist [[Allan Ramsay (artist)|Allan Ramsay]] at [[Gosford House]], the home of the [[Earl of Wemyss]] near [[Edinburgh]].<ref name=beeb>{{cite news|title=Lost Bonnie Prince Charlie portrait found in Scotland|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-26287887|access-date=23 February 2014|newspaperpublisher=BBC News|date=22 February 2014}}</ref> This portrait is now on display at the [[Scottish National Portrait Gallery]], and has taken the place of the La Tour pastel as the definitive portrait of Charles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14391862.Historic__lost__portrait_of_Bonnie_Prince_Charlie_secured_by_National_Galleries_of_Scotland|title=Historic lost portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie secured by the National Portrait Gallery|work=The Herald|access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref>

* {{Citecite book |first1last=DavidGrosvenor |last1=Starkey|author-link1=David Starkey |editor-first1first=Bendor |editorauthor-last1mask=Grosvenor0 |title=LostFinding Faces:Van IdentityDyck. Newly Discovered and discoveryRarely inSeen TudorWorks royalby portraitureVan Dyck and His Followers |url=http://www.philipmould.com/docs/findingvandyck/files/assets/basic-html/page1.html |publisher=[[Philip Mould Ltd]] |year=2007 |oclc=1223573002009}}

* {{Citecite book |last1=Grosvenor |first1=Bendor |last1last2=GrosvenorHicks |author-maskfirst2=0Geoffrey |title=FindingCrap VanMPs: Dyck.The Newly40 DiscoveredWorst andMembers Rarelyof SeenParliament Worksin by Van Dyck and His Followers |url=http://www.philipmould.com/docs/findingvandyck/files/assets/basic-html/page1.htmlHistory |publisher=[[PhilipThe MouldFriday Ltd]]Project |location=London |year=2009 |isbn=9780007348688}}

* {{Citecite book |editor-last1=Hicks |editor-first1=BendorGeoff |last1editor-last2=GrosvenorCharmley |editor-first2=GeoffreyJohn |last2editor-last3=HicksGrosvenor |editor-first3=Bendor |title=CrapDocuments MPs:on TheConservative 40Foreign WorstPolicy, Members of Parliament in History1852-1878 |publisher=The[[Cambridge FridayUniversity Project |location=LondonPress]] |year=20092012 |isbn=9780007348688 9781107035928}}

* {{Citecite book |editor-first1=Geoff |editor-last1=HicksRutherford |editor-first2first1=JohnEmma |editor-last2=CharmleyGrosvenor |editor-first3first2=Bendor |editor-last3title=GrosvenorWarts and |title=DocumentsAll: onthe ConservativePortrait ForeignMiniatures Policy,of 1852-1878Samuel Cooper |publisher=[[CambridgePhilip UniversityMould Press]]Ltd |year=20122013 |isbn=9781107035928 9780992726409}}

* {{Citecite book |editor-first1last=EmmaStarkey |editorfirst=David |author-last1link=RutherfordDavid Starkey |editor-first2last=BendorGrosvenor |editor-last2first=Grosvenor Bendor |title=WartsLost and AllFaces: theIdentity Portraitand Miniaturesdiscovery ofin SamuelTudor Cooperroyal portraiture |publisher=[[Philip Mould Ltd]] |year=20132007 |isbnoclc=9780992726409 122357300}}

*''[[Britain'sFake Lostor MasterpiecesFortune?]]'' (20162011–2016)

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