The Connoisseur Collection

The Virgin and Child with Angels: Leaf of the Wilton Diptych, c1395. (1941)
The Virgin and Child with Angels: Leaf of the Wilton Diptych, c1395. Housed in The National Gallery, London. From The Connoisseur, 1941 edited by H. Granville Fell. [The National Magazine Co

The Lace Maker, 1662. Artist: Gaspar Netscher
The Lace Maker, 1662. Painting held at The Wallace Collection, London. From The Connoisseur Volume XLIII. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1915]

The Macnab, 1802. (1922). Artist: Henry Raeburn
The Macnab, 1802. A portrait of Francis Macnab (1734-1816), landowner and 16th chief of Clan Macnab. From The Connoisseur Volume LXIII [Otto Limited, London, 1922.]

Hastings, 19th century (1910). Artist: JMW Turner
Hastings, 19th century (1910). From The Connoisseur magazine (September 1910)

Portsmouth, c1824-5, (1905). Artist: JMW Turner
Portsmouth, c1824-5. Painting held in the Tate, London. From The Connoisseur 1905 [Otto Limited, London, 1905.]

Fencing Match Between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere D Eon De Beaumont and Monsieur De Saint George, 1787. After Charles Jean Robineau. From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill

Dream Idyll (A Valkyrie), 1902, (1905) Artist: Edward Robert Hughes
Dream Idyll (A Valkyrie), 1902. From The Connoisseur 1905 [Otto Limited, London, 1905.]

Mary Rossam, c1734, (1930). Creator: Joseph Highmore
Mary Rossam, c1734, (1930). Portrait of a woman, 1st Wife of Rev. S. F. Swinden. From " The Connoisseur", Volume 86, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1930]

Dickens Centenary Stamp, 1912. Artist: Stephen Reid
Dickens Centenary Stamp, 1912. The Charles Dickens (1812-1870) centenary was celebrated in 1912, a committee was established to collect funds for the benefit of the descendants of the great writer

Master Hare, 1789. Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Master Hare, 1789. Painting held at the Musee du Louvre, Paris. From The Connoisseur Volume L. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1918]

Knight with the Arms of Jean de Daillon, c1480 (1946). Artist: Guillaume Desremaulx
Knight with the Arms of Jean de Daillon, c1480 (1946). This tapestry is held by the Montacute House, Somerset. From The Connoisseur Vol. 117, edited by H. Granville Fell. [The National Magazine Co

Lancaster, from the Aqueduct Bridge, c1825. Artist: JMW Turner
Lancaster, from the Aqueduct Bridge, c1825. Painting housed in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXVIII, edited by C. Reginald Grundy

Rue De La Grosse Horloge, Rouen, 1821. Artist: Henry Edridge
Rue De La Grosse Horloge, Rouen, 1821. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIII, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]

The Brighton Mail on Christmas Day, 1836 (1905). Artist: Henry Thomas Alken
The Brighton Mail on Christmas Day, 1836 (1905). From The Connoisseur (January 1905)

Gate of the Vivarrambla, Granada, 1830s, (1930). Creator: David Roberts
Gate of the Vivarrambla, Granada, 1830s, (1930). Arc (or Gate) of the Ears, also known as the Bib-Arrambla Gate, in Granada, Andalusia, Spain

Lady Hamilton as the Goddess of Health, c1790, (1920). Creator: George Romney
Lady Hamilton as the Goddess of Health, c1790, (1920). Emma Hart, later Lady Hamilton, mistress of Lord Nelson as muse of portrait artist, George Romney. From " The Connoisseur Vol

Shobdon Court, Hereford - The Lord Bateman, 1910. Shobdon Court is a grade II listed building in Shobdon, Herefordshire, England

The Battle of Marathon. A Poem, 1820. The Battle of Marathon by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861). Printed for W Lindsell, 87 Wimpole street, Cavendish Square. From The Connoisseur Volume XXIV

The Alpine Traveller, 1804. Artist: James Ward
The Alpine Traveller, 1804. After James Northcote (1746-1831). From The Connoisseur Volume XLII. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1915]

The Cock of the North: George, Fifth Duke of Gordon, c1812. Artist: George Sanders
The Cock of the North: George, Fifth Duke of Gordon, c1812. From The Connoisseur Volume 103. [Otto Limited, London, 1939]

Tarr Point (Torpoint, Plymouth), c18th century. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Tarr Point (Torpoint, Plymouth), c18th century. From The Connoisseur Volume XCII, edited by F. Gordon Roe. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1933]

Approach to Christmas, c19th century. Artist: George Hunt
Approach to Christmas, c19th century. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

The Stafford Children, c1776. (1914). Artist: George Romney
The Stafford Children, c1776. The five youngest children of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford (1721-1803). After an original work by George Romney (1734-1802)

Orpington, 1768. Artist: John Inigo Richards
Orpington, 1768. From The Connoisseur Vol. LXXV. [The Connoisseur, London, 1926]

The Gardens at Stowe House, Bucks, c1785. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Gardens at Stowe House, Bucks, c1785. From The Connoisseur Volume 101. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1938]

Hardwick Hall, A Seat of His Grace The Duke of Devonshire, c1907. Artist: Leonard Willoughby
Hardwick Hall, A Seat of His Grace The Duke of Devonshire, c1907. Hardwick Hall was designed by the architect Robert Smythson (1535?1614) and built between 1590 and 1597

St. John in the Wilderness, c1776. Artist: Sir Joshua Reynolds
St. John in the Wilderness, c1776. Painting held in the Wallace Collection, London. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIV, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]

Eclipse, c18th century, (1902). Artist: George Stubbs
Eclipse, c18th century. Eclipse (1764-1789) was an outstanding, undefeated 18th-century British thoroughbred racehorse. From The Connoisseur Vol. III [Otto Limited, London, 1902.]

Watercolour rendering of one of the Hardwicke Tapestries, c1902. Artist: Marion Reid
Watercolour rendering of one of the Hardwicke Tapestries, c1902. The orginal 15th century tapestries probably belonged to the Countess of Shrewsbury, known as Bess of Hardwick

Fredrigo Di Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, c1465. (1914). Artist: Piero della Francesca
Fredrigo Di Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino, c1465. This is a detail of a larger diptych which depicts the Duke Federigo da Montefeltro (1422-1482) and his wife Battista Sforza (1447-1472)

Peg Woffington, (c. 1750), 1937
Peg Woffington, c1750. Margaret Peg Woffington (1720-1760), was a well known Irish actress in Georgian London. After a work attributed to William Hogarth (1697-1764). From The Connoisseur, 1937

William Morriss study, Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, 1901. From The Connoisseur magazine (December 1901)

St. Peter Enthroned with St. John the Baptist and St. Paul, 1515-1516, (1930). Creator
St. Peter Enthroned with St. John the Baptist and St. Paul, 1515-1516, (1930). Saint Peter, the Catholic Churchs first pope, wearing the papal tiara, and fishermans ring

Advertisement for the Ritz Tower Hotel in New York, 1934. Creator: Unknown
Advertisement for the Ritz Tower Hotel in New York, 1934. This is your New York: As in all places, New York can become for one the thing one chooses

Byron as he appeared after his daily ride at Pisa and Genoa, c1820s, (1911). Artist: Gaspar Netscher
Byron as he appeared after his daily ride at Pisa and Genoa, 1911. George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) commonly known as Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement

Mr Sandow Attending To His Days Correspondence, c1898. Eugen Sandow (1867-1925) was a German pioneering bodybuilder known as the father of modern bodybuilding

Virgin and Child with Saint Lorenzo Giustiniani and Zeno, 1874, (1903)
Virgin and Child with Saint Lorenzo Giustiniani and Zeno, 1874. From The Connoisseur Vol. VII [Otto Limited, London, 1903.]

General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, 1782. British soldier and politician, (1919). Artist: Banastre Tarleton
General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, 1782. British soldier and politician. General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet (1754-1833)

A Page from the Egerton Bohun Psalter-Hours, (1370), 1937
A Page from the Egerton Bohun Psalter-Hours, 1370. This is one of a group of manuscripts made for members of the Bohun family, who were earls of Hereford, Essex

Randulph and Hilda dancing in the Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens, (1842), 1903
Randulph and Hilda dancing in the Rotunda at Ranelagh Gardens (a correct view of the place), 1842. The Misers Daughter: 12/20, Randulph and Hilda dancing in the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens

Princess Amelia of Brunswick and Her Daughter Princess Charlotte, 1919. Artist: George Hayter
Princess Amelia of Brunswick and Her Daughter Princess Charlotte, 1919. Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (1768-1821), best known as Caroline of Brunswick

Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1470-1474, (1930). Creator: Andrea Mantegna
Lamentation over the Dead Christ, 1470-1474, (1930). Dramatically foreshortened view of the body of Jesus Christ, showing his stigmata. Painting in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy

Portrait of a woman, possibly Isabella I of Castile, late 15th-early 16th century, (1930). Painting previously believed to have been of Mary Tudor

Frost on the Thames, 1788-1789, (1930). Creator: Samuel Collings
Frost on the Thames, 1788-1789, (1930). A frost fair on the River Thames in the City of London, sketched on the spot. People warm themselves round a brazier

Windsor Castle from the Great Park Near the End of the Long Walk, 1740-1798, (1934). The deer park at Windsor in Berkshire, with the Castle in the distance

Chinese Wallpaper in Coutts Bank, 18th century, (1934). Creator: Unknown
Chinese Wallpaper in Coutts Bank, 18th century, (1934). Inspectors testing, sorting and storing rice, and a picnic party, travellers and a priest in the foreground

Portrait of a Lady in Red, 1460-1470, (1934). Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Lady in Red, 1460-1470, (1934). Portrait of an unknown woman in an embroidered cap decorated with pearls. Her high forehead, achieved by shaving or plucking

Settee of Walnut and Gesso, (1930). Creator: Unknown
Settee of Walnut and Gesso, (1930). Piece of furniture, possibly made in the 18th century. From " The Connoisseur", Volume 86, edited by C. Reginald Grundy

Chippendale Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase, mid 18th century, (1930). Creator: Unknown
Chippendale Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase, mid 18th century, (1930). Piece of furniture made by English cabinet-maker Thomas Chippendale (1718-1779)

The Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784, (1930). Creator: Joseph Wright of Derby
The Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784, (1930). The Ancient Greek potter Butades daughter, Kora of Sicyon (c650 BC), is believed to have drawn the charcoal silhouette of her sleeping lovers face on a wall

Self Portrait at the Age of about Fifty, c1782-1785, (1930). Creator: Joseph Wright of Derby
Self Portrait at the Age of about Fifty, c1782-1785, (1930). Self portrait by British painter Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797). Painting in the National Portrait Gallery, London

The Church of St. Severin, Paris, 1831, (1930). Creator: James Holland
The Church of St. Severin, Paris, 1831, (1930). Roman catholic church on the Rue Saint-Severin in Paris. Painting in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool

George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, c1850, (1930). Creator: Francis Grant
George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl, c1850, (1930). Portrait of George Augustus Frederick John Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl (1814-1864)

Guinea Pigs, c1789, (1930). Creator: George Morland
Guinea Pigs, c1789, (1930). Children play with guinea pigs watched by their mother. The kneeling man with a basket is possibly an itinerant seller

English Landscape, with Shorthorned Cattle, late 18th-early 19th century, (1930). Woman driving cattle with a stick. From " The Connoisseur", Volume 86, edited by C. Reginald Grundy

Market Gardener, c1845, (1930). Creator: Edmund Bristow
Market Gardener, c1845, (1930). Man carrying a basket and leading a donkey. From " The Connoisseur", Volume 86, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1930]

The Brocas, Eton, early-mid 19th century, (1930). Creator: David Cox the elder
The Brocas, Eton, early-mid 19th century, (1930). View of The Brocas, a meadow on the River Thames at Windsor, with the chapel of Eton College in the distance

The Venetian Lovers, 1525-1530, (1930). Creator: Paris Bordone
The Venetian Lovers, 1525-1530, (1930). Man and woman holding a necklace. The third figure may be a self portrait of the artist. Painting in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy

Portrait of a gentleman with gloves, 1543, (1930). Creator: Lorenzo Lotto
Portrait of a gentleman with gloves, 1543, (1930). Bearded man in black. Painting in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy. From " The Connoisseur", Volume 86, edited by C. Reginald Grundy

Storm off Whitby, 1851, (1930). Creator: Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding
Storm off Whitby, 1851, (1930). Ships in rough seas off the coast of Whitby in Yorkshire. From " The Connoisseur", Volume 86, edited by C. Reginald Grundy

Landscape with a Rainbow Effect, 1794, (1930). Creator: Joseph Wright of Derby
Landscape with a Rainbow Effect, 1794, (1930). A bridge and surrounding countryside illuminated by an eerie light after a storm. Painting in the Derby Museum & Art Gallery

Grinling Gibbons, late 17th century, (1930). Creator: John Baptist de Medina
Grinling Gibbons, late 17th century, (1930). Portrait of English sculptor and wood carver Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), master carver to George I

Tynemouth, early 19th century, (1930). Creator: JMW Turner
Tynemouth, early 19th century, (1930). People clinging to wreckage in rough seas as a ship founders off the coast of north-east England. From " The Connoisseur", Volume 86, edited by C

Yoshiwara: Mount Fuji on the Left, 1833-1834, (1930). Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Yoshiwara: Mount Fuji on the Left, 1833-1834, (1930). (Yoshiwara, hidari Fuji), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road, also known as the First Tokaido or Great Tokaido

Anthony Highmore, 1720, (1930). Creator: Joseph Highmore
Anthony Highmore, 1720, (1930). Portrait of the British artist Anthony Highmore (1719-1799) as a child, painted by his father Joseph Highmore

Thomas Waring, Esq. early-mid 19th century, (1930). Creator: Thomas Goff Lupton
Thomas Waring, Esq. early-mid 19th century, (1930). Portrait of a rider surrounded by fox hounds. From " The Connoisseur", Volume 86, edited by C. Reginald Grundy

Trepanning A Recruit, c1791, (1930). Creator: George Keating
Trepanning A Recruit, c1791, (1930). A group of people outside a building with a sign reading Cumberland House D. Irwin from Carlisle

General James Wolfe (1727-1759) as a Young Man, 19th century, (1930). Creator: Unknown
General James Wolfe (1727-1759) as a Young Man, 19th century, (1930). Portrait of British Army officer James Wolfe who died during the successful battle to take Quebec from the French in 1759 during

Numazu, Hikure, "Yellow Dusk", 1831-1834, (1930). Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Numazu, Hikure, "Yellow Dusk", 1831-1834, (1930). Pilgrims walking along a tree-lined river bank towards Numazu-juku. One is carrying a huge Tengu mask on his back

Capriccio with the Arcade of the Doges Palace and San Giorgio Maggiore, late 1780s, (1930). People walking through a vaulted colonnade in Venice

The duc d Etampes, 1536-1540, (1930). Creator: Corneille de Lyon
The duc d Etampes, 1536-1540, (1930). Portrait of French nobleman Jean IV de Brosse, duc d Etampes (1505-1564), wearing a plumed hat. (The later inscription, M)

Eleonora di Toledo, c1562-1572, (1930). Creator: Agnolo Bronzino
Eleonora di Toledo, c1562-1572, (1930). Portrait of Spanish noblewoman Eleanor of Toledo (1522-1562), Grand Duchess of Tuscany, wife of Cosimo dei Medici, First Grand Duke

The Deposition, 1563, (1930). Creator: Jacopo Tintoretto
The Deposition, 1563, (1930). The body of Christ is taken down from the cross. Painting in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy. From " The Connoisseur", Volume 86, edited by C

A Country Scene, c1750, (1934). Creator: Susanna Duncombe
A Country Scene, c1750, (1934). A Country Fair with Numerous Figures, painting in the Tate Gallery, London. From " The Connoisseur", Vol 93, No 389, January 1934. [The Connoisseur Ltd

The Site of the Gateway from Fetter Lane and the Derelict Houses Awaiting Demolition, 1934. Condemned buildings in the City of London. From " The Connoisseur", Vol 93, No 389, January 1934

Fisherfolk on the Coast of Normandy, France, c1824, (1934). Creator: Richard Parkes Bonington
Fisherfolk on the Coast of Normandy, France, c1824, (1934). Painting in Nottingham Castle Museum Art Gallery. From " The Connoisseur", Vol 93, No 389, January 1934. [The Connoisseur Ltd

18th-Century Chinese Wallpaper in the Style of the Ching Dynasty, (1934). Creator: Unknown
18th-Century Chinese Wallpaper in the Style of the Ching Dynasty, (1934). Panel of Chinese wallpaper depicting a theatre performance. In the Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Sir John Morshead, Bart. Lord Warden of the Stanneries, late 18th century, (1934). Portrait of Sir John Morshead, 1st Baronet, who was Lord Warden of the Stannaries in 1798

Letter from King Rene of Anjou, 15th century, (1934). Creator: Rene of Anjou, King of Naples
Letter from King Rene of Anjou, 15th century, (1934). Letter from King Rene of Anjou to M. Du Plessis, Accompanying the Gift of a Special Steel Long-Range Crossbow made by a Saracen of Barcelona

Sir Henry Unton, 1586, (1934). Creator: Unknown
Sir Henry Unton, 1586, (1934). Portrait of English soldier and diplomat Sir Henry Unton (c1558-1596). From " The Connoisseur", Vol 93, No 389, January 1934. [The Connoisseur Ltd

Cliffords Inn in the City of London, 1903, (1934). Creator: Frederick Landseer Maur Griggs
Cliffords Inn in the City of London, 1903, (1934). Cliffords Inn, one of the oldest Inns of Court, was founded in 1344, and dissolved in 1903. Most of its original structure was demolished in 1934

Figures and Horses in a Country Lane, mid-late 18th century, (1934). From " The Connoisseur", Vol 93, No 389, January 1934. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1934]

South side of the hall at Cliffords Inn in the City of London, c1903, (1934). Creator
South side of the hall at Cliffords Inn in the City of London, c1903, (1934). Cliffords Inn, one of the oldest Inns of Court, was founded in 1344, and dissolved in 1903

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"The Connoisseur: A Journey Through Art and History" Step into the world of art and immerse yourself in the masterpieces that have shaped our cultural heritage. From the grandeur of Henry Raeburn's "The Macnab, 1802" to the intensity of Victor Marie Picot's "Fencing Match Between Mademoiselle La Chevaliere D Eon De Beaumont and Monsieur De Saint George, " each stroke tells a story. Journey through time with JMW Turner as he captures the ethereal beauty of Portsmouth in c1824-5 and transports you to Hastings in the 19th century. His skillful brushwork brings these coastal scenes to life, evoking a sense of tranquility amidst crashing waves. Delve into history with Joseph Highmore's portrait of Mary Rossam, painted in c1734. Her gaze speaks volumes, hinting at a hidden narrative waiting to be discovered. And Edward Robert Hughes' dream-like depiction of "Dream Idyll (A Valkyrie)" takes us on an enchanting journey where reality merges with fantasy. Paul de la Roche invites us into his interpretation of "The Young Princes in the Tower, 1831. " The mystery surrounding their fate is palpable as we witness their innocence frozen in time. Meanwhile, Sir Joshua Reynolds' portrayal of "Master Hare" showcases his mastery over capturing human expression and emotion. Henry Edridge invites us to stroll down Rue De La Grosse Horloge, Rouen, in 1821. The intricate details transport us back to a bygone era filled with charm and elegance. And George Romney immortalizes Lady Hamilton as the Goddess of Health, radiating vitality and grace. As we explore John Inigo Richards' depiction of Orpington from 1768 or admire Lord Bateman at Shobdon Court Hereford captured by an unknown artist in 1910, we become connoisseurs ourselves.