1942 1944 Collection

Inspecting Blitz bomb damage, Christie's Auctioneers, WW2
Inspecting Blitz bomb damage at Christie's Auction House, King Street, London, during the Second World War Date: circa 1941

Sir John Bernard Partridge, illustrator and cartoonist
Sir John Bernard Partridge (1861-1945), English artist, illustrator and cartoonist. He became chief political cartoonist of Punch in 1909. Date: circa 1920s

Sir Kenneth Clark, Director, the National Gallery, London
Sir Kenneth Mackenzie Clark (1903-1983), British art historian, museum director, and broadcaster. He was Director of the National Gallery, London, from 1934 until 1946. Date: circa 1930s

Turf, with Jockey up, at Newmarket, by George Stubbs
Turf, with Jockey up, at Newmarket, painting by George Stubbs. A sale of the painting took place in December 1943. Turf was a bay colt owned by Lord Bolingbroke, one of Stubbs early patrons

Sir Alfred Munnings, artist and PRA
Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959), artist, especially of horses, and President of the Royal Academy of Arts Date: circa 1940s

Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, by George Stubbs
Gimcrack on Newmarket Heath, painting by George Stubbs - English thoroughbred racehorse with a racing scene in the background, with trainer, jockey and stable lad

John K M Rothenstein, art historian and administrator
John K M Rothenstein (1901-1992), British art historian and administrator, Director of the Tate Gallery, London, from 1938 to 1964. Date: circa 1940s

Leslie Gilbert Illingworth, Welsh political cartoonist
Leslie Gilbert Illingworth (1902-1979), Welsh political cartoonist, best known for his work in Punch and the Daily Mail Date: circa 1940s

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