John Udny

John Udny (21 March 1727 – 1800) was a Scottish diplomat who served as British Consul at Venice and Leghorn.

[2][4] "During his residence at Venice and Leghorn, he was in the practice of buying Italian works of art and sending them home for sale.

He also supplied His Britannic Majesty's ships with fresh provisions when they touched at Leghorn, which was a perquisite of the consulship, and he seemed, further, in partnership with some other parties at Leghorn, to have entered into contracts for victualling the Mediterranean fleet.

"[2] He also acted as intermediary for Henry Farnum, a Philadelphia collector, and the British sculptor John Gibson.

During his later years, John "carried out considerable correspondnece with his brother, and purchased parts of a property contiguous to the Udny estates.