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Master Collection (page 7)

"Mastering the Art of Tradition and Adventure" In a scene reminiscent of a bygone era, riders and their loyal dogs gather for an exhilarating fox hunt

Background imageMaster Collection: Master Bun the Baker's Son

Master Bun the Baker's Son

Background imageMaster Collection: Master Brick the Builder's Son

Master Brick the Builder's Son

Background imageMaster Collection: Malta. Siege of the Turks in July 1565

Malta. Siege of the Turks in July 1565
Palace of the Grand Master, 16th-18th centuries. Residence of the Grand Master of the Order of Saint John. Fresco that the decorates the walls of the Supreme Council Room by Matteo Perez de Aleccio

Background imageMaster Collection: Take of the Fort of Saint Elmo (June 23, 1565)

Take of the Fort of Saint Elmo (June 23, 1565)
Palace of the Grand Master, 16th-18th centuries. Residence of the Great Master of the Order of Saint John. Fresco of the Supreme Council Room by Matteo Perez de Aleccio (1547-1628)

Background imageMaster Collection: Apostles Andrew and Peter attributed to Master of Ventosilla

Apostles Andrew and Peter attributed to Master of Ventosilla
Apostles Andrew and Peter. Attributed to Master of Ventosilla. Early 16th century. Oil on board. Museum of Pilgrimage and Santiago. Santiago de Compostela, La Coruna province, Galicia, Spain

Background imageMaster Collection: Apostles James and John. Attributed to Master of Ventosilla

Apostles James and John. Attributed to Master of Ventosilla. Early 16th century. Oil on board. Museum of Pilgrimage and Santiago. Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. Date: 2019

Background imageMaster Collection: Spain, Madrid. Exhibition of men's clothing

Spain, Madrid. Exhibition of men's clothing, held by the Society of Master Tailors (Sociedad de Maestros de Sastre) La Confianza. It took place at the end of November 1881

Background imageMaster Collection: Grand Prior of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem or Malta

Grand Prior of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem or Malta
Grand Prior of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem or of Malta. Chromolithography. Historia de las Ordenes de Caballeria y de las Condecoraciones Espanolas

Background imageMaster Collection: Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904)

Isabella II of Spain (1830-1904). Queen of Spain (1833-1868). The queen wearing the cape of Grand Master of the military orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcantara and Montesa. Chromolithography

Background imageMaster Collection: Cycladic relief. Pithos. Depiction of Potnia Theron

Cycladic relief. Pithos. Depiction of Potnia Theron, the Mistress of the Animals. Goddess of nature, crowned with flowers and shotts, flanked by two rampant lionesses and two submissive women

Background imageMaster Collection: Head Master's House, Rugby School, Warwickshire

Head Master's House, Rugby School, Warwickshire Date: circa 1900

Background imageMaster Collection: David Jones Building

David Jones Building
An illustration of a new store building for Australian retailers, David Jones, a master of architecture and design based in Sydney. Date: circa 1925

Background imageMaster Collection: FE Smith KC, MP on horse, in riding tweeds, bowler hat and boots, outdoor sporting photograph

FE Smith KC, MP on horse, in riding tweeds, bowler hat and boots, outdoor sporting photograph. Captioned, Astride Across Lancashire

Background imageMaster Collection: Photographs of the Rufford hounds, with huntsmen, in front of Thoresby Park

Photographs of the Rufford hounds, with huntsmen, in front of Thoresby Park, and Earl Manvers on horseback, Master of the Rufford Hunt. From a series of articles, Famous Hunts at home'

Background imageMaster Collection: Photographs of the Blankney Hunt. Captioned, The Pride of Lincolnshire

Photographs of the Blankney Hunt. Captioned, The Pride of Lincolnshire: At Home with the Blankney Hunt'. With descriptions, How the Terrier is Carried; The terrier is carried by one of the whips

Background imageMaster Collection: St Andrew's Waifs and Strays Home, Ashbourne

St Andrew's Waifs and Strays Home, Ashbourne
Boys and master outside the Waifs and Strays Society home for boys at Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Date: Date unknown

Background imageMaster Collection: Maurice Braddell and Betty Siddons in Master and Man

Maurice Braddell and Betty Siddons in Master and Man
Maurice Braddell and Betty Siddons in film, Master and Man Date: 1929

Background imageMaster Collection: Zlin Z. 526M Trener Master G-BBCR

Zlin Z. 526M Trener Master G-BBCR
Zlin Z.526M Trener Master G-BBCR (msn 916), at Kirmington (now Humberside Airport) in June 1974. Date: 1974

Background imageMaster Collection: Zlin Z. 326 Trener Master G-ASIM

Zlin Z. 326 Trener Master G-ASIM
Zlin Z.326 Trener Master G-ASIM (msn 838) Date: circa 1965

Background imageMaster Collection: Zlin Z. 526 Trener Master G-AWSH

Zlin Z. 526 Trener Master G-AWSH
Zlin Z.526 Trener Master G-AWSH (msn 1052), at Blackpool-Squire's Gate Airport in May 1972. Date: 1972

Background imageMaster Collection: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722)

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), Captain-General of the English forces and Master-General of the Ordnance, 1702 (c)

Background imageMaster Collection: Fantastic Adventures - Dr. Destiny Master of the Dead

Fantastic Adventures - Dr. Destiny Master of the Dead
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, June 1940, featuring the story Dr. Destiny Master of the Dead by Robert Moore Williams. A weird looking man with a huge head sits on a chair pressing buttons

Background imageMaster Collection: The Descent from the Cross from Erill la Vall. 12th century

The Descent from the Cross from Erill la Vall. 12th century
Romanesque art. Spain. The Descent from the Cross. Detail. Face. 12th century. Poplar and walnut wood with traces of polychromy. From the church of Santa Eulalia in Erill la Vall

Background imageMaster Collection: 15th Century 16th Century 1540 Allegorical Allegory

15th Century 16th Century 1540 Allegorical Allegory
15th, century, 16th, Century, 1540, allegorical, allegory, animal, animals, Art, Berlin, Bible, biblical, Bosch, Creature, death, Detail, Deutsches, Historisches, Museum, episode, Europe, european

Background imageMaster Collection: The Last Judgement, 1540. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Deta

The Last Judgement, 1540. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Deta
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). The Last Judgement, 1540. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageMaster Collection: 18th Dynasty 1400 BC 1400BC Ancient Age Ancient

18th Dynasty 1400 BC 1400BC Ancient Age Ancient
18th, dynasty, 1400, BC, 1400BC, ancient, age, Ancient, Egypt, Egyptian, animal, antiquity, architect, Art, bird, book, Book, of, the, Dead, dead, Deir, el, Medina, el-Medina, drawing, egyptian

Background imageMaster Collection: Book of the Dead. Tomb of Kha. Egypt

Book of the Dead. Tomb of Kha. Egypt
Egypt. Book of the Dead. From the tomb of royal architect Kha (Deir el-Medina). 1400 BC. 18th dynasty. New Kingdom. Egyptian Museum. Turin. Italy

Background imageMaster Collection: 3 15th Century 1485 Animal Art Augsburg Berlin

3 15th Century 1485 Animal Art Augsburg Berlin
3, 15th, century, 1485, animal, Art, Augsburg, Berlin, calvary, chalice, Christ, Cleopas, Cross, crucified, crucifixion, Crucifixion, with, Mary, death, Deutsches, Historisches, Museum, frame

Background imageMaster Collection: Calvary of Hio. Galicia. Spain

Calvary of Hio. Galicia. Spain
Calvary of Hio. 1872. Carved by Master Cervino. Depicts the Descent from the Cross. Galicia. Spain

Background imageMaster Collection: Grand Masters Crypt, Valletta, Malta

Grand Masters Crypt, Valletta, Malta
View inside the Grand Masters (Knights of Malta) Crypt, St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta, showing the sarcophagi of (left to right) Philippe Villiers de l'Isle Adam

Background imageMaster Collection: Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale

Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale
Hugh Cecil Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944) English nobleman and sportsman. Seen here in a portrait sketch by Cecil Aldin, who hunted with him

Background imageMaster Collection: Cecil Aldin with his first pack of hounds

Cecil Aldin with his first pack of hounds
Cecil Aldin (1870-1935), British artist and illustrator, seen here with others on horseback with his first pack of hounds, known as the Peppard Farmers Harriers at Wyfold Grange

Background imageMaster Collection: Illustration of Greyfriars Bobby by Cecil Aldin

Illustration of Greyfriars Bobby by Cecil Aldin -- the faithful terrier who visited the Edinburgh grave of his master, a farmer named John Gray, for nine years until he died in 1872. Date: 1932

Background imageMaster Collection: Nigel Short, champion British chess player and Grandmaster

Nigel Short, champion British chess player and Grandmaster
Nigel David Short (b 1965), champion British chess player who became a Grandmaster at the age of 19. He was a chess prodigy, first attracting media attention at the age of 10. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageMaster Collection: SOLDIER'S DOG MOURNS

SOLDIER'S DOG MOURNS
A German Shepherd Dog lies above the grave of its master, a casualty of World War One. Date: 1916

Background imageMaster Collection: PRAYING AT A GRAVE

PRAYING AT A GRAVE
Kikuo, a retainer of the feudal lord, prays at his dead master's grave

Background imageMaster Collection: EGYPTIAN SERVANT GIRLS

EGYPTIAN SERVANT GIRLS
Two USHABTIS - half-sized figurines placed in a pharaoh's tomb ; these two represent female attendants carrying food and drink for their dead master Date: circa 1500 BC

Background imageMaster Collection: Dog fatihful to dead master

Dog fatihful to dead master
Tom, a poodle, refuses to leave his dead master's grave in a Paris suburb and is fed daily by kind wellwishers. 1909

Background imageMaster Collection: First Master's House at Harrow School. Date: 1816

First Master's House at Harrow School. Date: 1816

Background imageMaster Collection: Tempio di Silvano, The Temple of Silvanus at the foot of the Viminal Hill

Tempio di Silvano, The Temple of Silvanus at the foot of the Viminal Hill
2, antica, attraction, attractions, black, black-and-white, black-white, building, buildings, central italy, contemporary, depiction, depictions, deserted, drawing, drawings, drawn, early

Background imageMaster Collection: Alenia Aermacchi T-346A Master MM55220 - 61-16

Alenia Aermacchi T-346A Master MM55220 - 61-16
Aeronautica Militare - Alenia Aermacchi T-346A Master MM55220 / 61-16 (msn 7093/0061/B0015), at the Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 15 July 2017

Background imageMaster Collection: The Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece (sometimes called the Master of the Saint)

The Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece (sometimes called the Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altar)
5306124 The Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece (sometimes called the Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altar by Master of the St)

Background imageMaster Collection: Lucrezia

Lucrezia
3359317 Lucrezia by Italian School, (16th century); Galleria Colonna, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Lucrezia, Master of half figures, 16th century, Colonna Gallery, Rome, Italy)

Background imageMaster Collection: The grand master Marcantonio Zondadari receives the turkish standars

The grand master Marcantonio Zondadari receives the turkish standars
5309709 The grand master Marcantonio Zondadari receives the turkish standars by Conca, Sebastiano (1680-1764); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Background imageMaster Collection: Remembrance of the past

Remembrance of the past
Bojan Kolman

Background imageMaster Collection: Jan Hus, c. 1372 -1415, aka John Hus or John Huss

Jan Hus, c. 1372 -1415, aka John Hus or John Huss
3116319 Jan Hus, c.1372 -1415, aka John Hus or John Huss. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Czech priest, philosopher)

Background imageMaster Collection: The punishment of servants (engraving)

The punishment of servants (engraving)
3646886 The punishment of servants (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The punishment of servants)

Background imageMaster Collection: Lord and vassal, from Liber Feodorum Major (vellum)

Lord and vassal, from Liber Feodorum Major (vellum)
IND113088 Lord and vassal, from Liber Feodorum Major (vellum) by Spanish School (7th century); Archivo de la Corona de Aragon, Barcelona, Spain; Index Fototeca



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"Mastering the Art of Tradition and Adventure" In a scene reminiscent of a bygone era, riders and their loyal dogs gather for an exhilarating fox hunt. Guided by the spirit of mastery, they embody the essence of determination and skill. Just as Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery led his troops with unwavering command, these equestrians embark on their quest with equal resolve. Leaving behind the grandeur of a chateau, they set off into the vast countryside, echoing the exploratory spirit of Sir Richard Francis Burton. Like Greyfriars Bobby faithfully guarding his master's grave, these riders honor tradition while forging new paths. Among them is Thomas Colleton Garth from Vanity Fair fame - a true embodiment of style and sophistication. And not far away stands an owner of bathing machines and swimming master in Essex; teaching others to conquer their fears through water. As if heralding their arrival, officers from Heralds College stand tall in all their regal splendor. Their presence adds an air of nobility to this gathering where every participant seeks to become a master in their own right. Illustrations by Cecil Aldin capture the playful nature of Sealyham terrier puppies who are eager apprentices on this journey towards mastery. Even amidst whimsical moments like Ugly Sisters attempting ballet steps from Cinderella's tale or at Clynderwen Railway Station in Pembrokeshire, South Wales – where trains symbolize progress – there is always room for growth. And finally, as we reflect upon Hogarth's The Bathos painting that satirizes pretentiousness and false mastery; we realize that true mastery lies not only in expertise but also humility. In this captivating tableau filled with history and ambition, these individuals strive to become masters - mastering skills both old and new - forever chasing excellence on life's ever-unfolding canvas.