August Švagrovský

August Švagrovský, also Augustin or Gustav (14 March 1847, Roudnice nad Labem - 27 June 1931, Písek) was a Czech art patron and collector.

He welcomed numerous celebrities as guests to the family estate in Bechlín; including Jan Neruda and Bedřich Smetana.

[3] In 1882, he was re-registered as the owner, but chose to leave Roudnice, possibly as the result of a political dispute (he supported the Young Czech Party), and seek other employment.

As early as 1904, he laid the foundations for what would become the Modern Art Gallery of Roudnice [cs], by donating nine paintings to the city.

In addition to his favored artists, his donations came to include works by Zdenka Braunerová, Antonín Chittussi, Adolf Liebscher, Max Švabinský and Josef Mánes.