Background
Born at Bolton, Lancashire, on 3 August 1806, he was the eldest son of John Grundy, a cotton-spinner there and Elizabeth Leeming, his wife.
Born at Bolton, Lancashire, on 3 August 1806, he was the eldest son of John Grundy, a cotton-spinner there and Elizabeth Leeming, his wife.
He was first apprenticed in a Manchester warehouse.
In 1838 he carried on the business on his own accountant Grundy had a reputation as one of the best judges of engravings in the country. Through his co-operation with Sir Francis Moon, the large volumes of David Roberts"s Sketches in the Holy Land, Egypt, &c., were published.
Grundy died on 19 May 1867, while on a visit in London, and his extensive collections were then dispersed.
