Master Collection (#11)

R. I. Historical costume ball by John Hassall
Scenes from the historical costume ball of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, with the various history-themed entertainments, devised by Master of Ceremonies, John Hassall

The Oakley Hunt, going to cover (engraving)
1603875 The Oakley Hunt, going to cover (engraving) by Wollen, William Barnes (1857-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Oakley Hunt, going to cover)

Sketches at the Lord Mayors Juvenile Fancy-Dress Ball on Twelfth Night (engraving)
1590924 Sketches at the Lord Mayors Juvenile Fancy-Dress Ball on Twelfth Night (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bought and Sold! "And Thereby Hangs a Tale"(engraving)
1595288 Bought and Sold! " And Thereby Hangs a Tale" (engraving) by Dadd, S.T. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bought and Sold)

Principal Front of the New Workhouse for the City of London Union (engraving)
1594598 Principal Front of the New Workhouse for the City of London Union (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sketches at the Queens Drawingroom (engraving)
1594878 Sketches at the Queens Drawingroom (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Queens Drawingroom)

Dolls off ballet master Albert with dancers Melanie
Dolls of Kings Theatre ballet master M. Albert and ballerina sisters Mlle. Melanie and Mlle. Euphrosine Ancilin dressed by the young Princess Victoria

Dolls of ballet dancer Pauline Leroux and child actress
Ballerina Pauline Leroux doll in Masaniello with a tiny doll representing the child actress and singer Miss Elizabeth Poole in the operetta Old and Young dressed by young Princess Victoria

Concubine (mekake) of a high-ranking man watching a dancer
Concubine (mekake) of a high-ranking man with tobacco pipe watching a dancing girl accompanied by musicians on shamisen and blind koto harpist (koze)

The School Room as it Ought to be, 1879
1574593 The School Room as it Ought to be, 1879 by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: The School Room as it Ought to be: Music master, left)

The Reverend Canon Ainger, the New Master of the Temple (b / w photo)
1107461 The Reverend Canon Ainger, the New Master of the Temple (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Reverend Canon Ainger)

English huntswoman jumping sidesaddle over a fence, 19th century. Facey Romford unable to follow Lucy Somersville over a hedge. What matter did it make to him how she rode, confound this ugly place

Facey Romford hands his candle to a footman
English gentleman in formal clothes attending a dinner, 19th century. Facey Romford hands his candle to a footman at the bottom of a staircase. Lucy Somersville in yellow crinoline dress follows him

Portrait of a German woman with child, late 15th century
Portrait of a German woman in turban, dress and cape, late 15th century, showing the influence of French and Dutch fashion of the era

Costumes of Ludwig 1, Duke of Bavaria, of Kelheim, with sword, flag and lance, his wife Ludmilla, 1230-1240. Wooden statues from Seligenthal monastery, Landshut

Carriage of the Duchess of Kent in Queen Victoria s
Carriage of the Duchess of Kent. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, mother to Queen Victoria, in Queen Victorias coronation parade

A Physician with a Urine Sample (oil on canvas)
1163624 A Physician with a Urine Sample (oil on canvas) by Bigot, Trophime (c.1595-p.1650); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Candlelight Master); eAshmolean Museum; French

Senators of Milan, 17th century. Giovanni Castiglioni 1, Conte Bartelomeo Arese 2 and Conte Giannantonio Castiglione 3. Senatori di Milano

The Return from the Sports of the Field, 1786 (coloured engraving)
BSA266146 The Return from the Sports of the Field, 1786 (coloured engraving) by Dighton, Robert (1752-1814); 37.5x47 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English, out of copyright

The Find, engraved by Huffman and Mackrill (coloured engraving)
BSA266113 The Find, engraved by Huffman and Mackrill (coloured engraving) by Herring Snr, John Frederick (1795-1865) (after); 80.5x98 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English

Introduction of the art of printing, from Illustrations of English
STC255273 Introduction of the art of printing, from Illustrations of English and Scottish History Volume I (engraving) by Wehnert

Nicolas Poussin, French Baroque artist, 1594-1665. From the original picture in the Louvre. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools

Salvator Rosa, Italian Baroque painter, 1615-1673. From a picture in the Grosvenor Collection. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools

Frans Snyders or Frans Snijders, Flemish painter 1579-1657. Francois Sneyders. From a picture by van Dyck. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all

David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II, Flemish painter, 1610 -1690. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools, Ackermann, London, 1827

Michelangelo, from a print in the British Museum
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni or Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance. 1475-1564 Michael Angelo. From a print in the British Museum

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Renaissance artist, 1452-1519. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools, Ackermann, London, 1827

Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Spanish Baroque painter, 1618-1682. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools, Ackermann, London, 1827

Annibale Carracci, Italian painter 1560-1609. From a self portrait. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools, Ackermann, London, 1827

Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish painter 1568-1625. From an etching by Anthony van Dyck.Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools, Ackermann

Adriaen Brouwer, Flemish painter
Adriaen Brouwer or Adrian Brower, Flemish painter, 1605-1638. After a portrait by Anthony van Dyck. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all

Titian, Italian Renaissance painter
Tiziano Vecelli, Vecellio or Titian, Italian Renaissance painter, 1488-1576. From a self portrait. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools

Otto van Veen, Antwerp painter
Otto van Veen, Otto Venius or Octavius Vaenius, Antwerp painter, 1556-1629. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools, Ackermann, London, 1827

Parmigianino, Italian Mannerist painter
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Francesco Mazzola or Parmigianino, Italian Mannerist painter, 1503-1540. From the picture in the Florence Gallery

Gerhard Douw or Gerrit Dou, Dutch artist of the Golden Age, 1613 - 1675. From a picture in the Stafford collection. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of

Rembrandt, Dutch painter
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Dutch painter, 1606-1669. From a picture by himself, formerly in the possession of the Duke of Montagu

Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Flemish Baroque artist, 1599-1641. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools, Ackermann, London, 1827

Hans Holbein the younger, German Renaissance artist 1497-1543. From a self portrait. Lithograph after a drawing by HVH from Portraits of the most celebrated painters of all the schools, Ackermann

Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar with a Hawk, Udaipur (Mewar) Rajasthan, c
AME119095 Maharana Bhim Singh of Mewar with a Hawk, Udaipur (Mewar) Rajasthan, c.1805 (gouache with gold on cloth) by Chokha (fl.1799-1824); 107x59 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Cartoon, Horrible Incident in Real Life
The master of a household visits the kitchen to get a little supper after the servants have gone, only to find it crawling with cockroaches. 1852

Terre a Terre to the Left Seen from Behind (top) and
GG128236 Terre a Terre to the Left Seen from Behind (top) and The Levee upon a Stop (bottom), c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Butler, Thomas, of Pall Mall (fl.1750-59) (attr)

The Scholar Mounted between the Pillars (top) and
GG128234 The Scholar Mounted between the Pillars (top) and The Levee or Pesade Seen from Before (bottom), c.1750 (oil on canvas) by Butler, Thomas, of Pall Mall (fl.1750-59) (attr)

Introduction of the Art of Printing (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF147916 Introduction of the Art of Printing (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: introduced in England in 1471; ); English, out of copyright

D Napier and Son - Sabre I, II & V
Diagrammatic Layout of Hobson-RAE. Master Control Injector Type: NS2 & NS4

Relief depicting a boy reading to his teacher, detail from the Sarcophagus of
XIR192380 Relief depicting a boy reading to his teacher, detail from the Sarcophagus of the Conclamation (stone) (b/w photo) by Roman; height: 37.6 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; out of copyright

Plate 3 from The Rakes Progress at University
NCO193198 Plate 3 from The Rakes Progress at University, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Bust of Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (35-95BC) (marble)
BAT192567 Bust of Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (35-95BC) (marble) by Roman; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; out of copyright

A Domestic Incident, from Les Bons Bourgeois, c. 1835-40 (colour litho)
CHT173055 A Domestic Incident, from Les Bons Bourgeois, c.1835-40 (colour litho) by Daumier, Honore (1808-79); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

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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.