Background
He was born at Dersingham in Norfolk, England, where his father, Samuel was the vicar.
He was born at Dersingham in Norfolk, England, where his father, Samuel was the vicar.
Magdalene College.
He created one of the first catalogue raisonnés (for the works of artist Marten van Heemskerck). After graduating Bachelor of Arts from Magdalene College, Cambridge, in 1771, he went on the Grand Tour where he encountered Thomas Coke. Kerrich was a Fellow of Magdalene, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries from 1797.
He collected ancient Roman coins and published papers on architecture, sepulchres and coffins.
In 1816 he bought and restored the Leper Chapel in Cambridge. Many art galleries have works by Kerrich in their collections.
Kerrich had died earlier that year.