Sir Muirhead Bone Collection

Piccadilly Circus, 1915. Creator: David Muirhead Bone
Piccadilly Circus, 1915. A dramatic scene of crowds as they move through Piccadilly Circus, a circular road junction and major public space bordered by stately buildings in London's West End

Demolition of St. James Hall, exterior, 1907. Creator: David Muirhead Bone
Demolition of St. James Hall, exterior, 1907. Located on a site between Regent Street and Piccadilly, St James Hall was a celebrated London concert hall where handsome performances were held for

Bone at the press, 1908. Creator: Francis Dodd
Bone at the press, 1908. Vivid character study of Dodd's great friend and fellow student at the Glasgow School of Art, and later brother-in-law, Muirhead Bone

The Old Church, Seaford (pencil)
6950019 The Old Church, Seaford (pencil) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 27x19 cm; (add.info.: Signed, inscribed and dated 1931); Lyon & Turnbull

Thiepval, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404026 Thiepval, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

A rose garden, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404021 A rose garden, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A shipyard, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404015 A shipyard, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Underneath a ship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404012 Underneath a ship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Sailors on a battleship making munitions for the army, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400494 Sailors on a battleship making munitions for the army, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

On a battleship: gun turret, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400485 On a battleship: gun turret, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Oiling': a battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400480 Oiling': a battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Moving heavy gun tubes, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400474 Moving heavy gun tubes, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Erecting aeroplanes, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400467 Erecting aeroplanes, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Mounting a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400449 Mounting a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

An Observation Post, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404043 An Observation Post, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gordon Highlander officers mess, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404034 Gordon Highlander officers mess, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The Town Hall of Peronne, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404027 The Town Hall of Peronne, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A shaft bracket, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404005 A shaft bracket, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Plater's Shed, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404002 The Plater's Shed, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Destroyer in a Harbour, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho)
STC403996 A Destroyer in a Harbour, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A Highland Officer, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho)
STC403992 A Highland Officer, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Approaching a battleship at night, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400484 Approaching a battleship at night, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

A coring machine at work on a heavy gun tube, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400475 A coring machine at work on a heavy gun tube, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Mounting a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400466 Mounting a great gun, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

On the Somme: Sausage balloons, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400438 On the Somme: Sausage balloons, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

York Road, Leeds (etching)
LMG144819 York Road, Leeds (etching) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 20x27.8 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; © Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK

Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942, cat 9 (carbon pencil & chalk on paper)
3088065 Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942, cat 9 (carbon pencil & chalk on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 47.6x62.5 cm; Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art

Evening on the Alameda, Ronda, 1925 (charcoal & w/c on paper)
3082059 Evening on the Alameda, Ronda, 1925 (charcoal & w/c on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 29.2x39.4 cm; Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK

Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942 (charcoal & coloured chalk on paper)
3088194 Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942 (charcoal & coloured chalk on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 73.5x99 cm; Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art

Full size drawing for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942 (charcoal on paper)
3088060 Full size drawing for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, c.1942 (charcoal on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; © Liss Fine Art

A battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, World War I (litho)
817048 A battleship taking in oil fuel at sea, World War I (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: A battleship taking in oil fuel at sea)

The Flag of the City and Giants, Corpus Christi Procession, the Ramblas, Barcelona, June 8th
863077 The Flag of the City and Giants, Corpus Christi Procession, the Ramblas, Barcelona, June 8th, 1928 (chalk & w/c on paper) by Bone

On a battleship: the after deck, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400488 On a battleship: the after deck, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Scottish soldiers in a French barn, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400461 Scottish soldiers in a French barn, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Ruined trenches in Mametz Wood, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400454 Ruined trenches in Mametz Wood, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The hall of the million shells, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400451 The hall of the million shells, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

A wrecked aeroplane near Albert, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400439 A wrecked aeroplane near Albert, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Amiens Cathedral, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400435 Amiens Cathedral, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

St. Giles Fair, Oxford, 1945 (w/c on paper)
AMO100848 St. Giles Fair, Oxford, 1945 (w/c on paper) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); 37.7x77.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

General Sir Douglas Haig, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404030 General Sir Douglas Haig, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

The pit of Mouquet Farm, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404029 The pit of Mouquet Farm, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ready for sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404018 Ready for sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

From the after deck of a battleship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho)
STC403997 From the after deck of a battleship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (colour litho) by Bone

Off Havre: taking the pilot aboard a hospital ship, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC403994 Off Havre: taking the pilot aboard a hospital ship, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

Waiting for the wounded, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404035 Waiting for the wounded, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

In the engine shop, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404009 In the engine shop, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Shipyard seen from Big Crane, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC404006 Shipyard seen from Big Crane, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

The Bridge of a Merchant Ship at Sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC403999 The Bridge of a Merchant Ship at Sea, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

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Sir Muirhead Bone was a renowned Scottish artist and illustrator known for his detailed etchings and drawings. Born in 1876, Bone's work captured the essence of early 20th century Britain with precision and skill. His ability to capture intricate architectural details and bustling city scenes made him a sought-after artist during his time. Bone's talent was recognized early on, leading to numerous commissions from prestigious clients such as the British War Memorials Committee and the Imperial War Museum. His illustrations of World War I battlefields are particularly poignant, showcasing both the devastation of war and the resilience of humanity. In addition to his war-related work, Bone also produced stunning landscapes, portraits, and still life pieces that demonstrated his versatility as an artist. His use of light and shadow created depth in his compositions, drawing viewers into each scene he depicted. Throughout his career, Sir Muirhead Bone received numerous accolades for his contributions to the art world, including being knighted by King George V in 1937. Today, his works can be found in museums around the world, serving as a lasting legacy to one of Scotland's most talented artists.