Crosse Collection

Scene of an accident in an Islington street, London
Scene of an accident in an Islington street, North London, with a trolley bus passing by

Virgin and Child with St. Benedict, from the Priory of St. Hippolytus of Vivoin
XIR243430 Virgin and Child with St. Benedict, from the Priory of St. Hippolytus of Vivoin (oil on panel) by French School, (15th century); 112x115 cm; Musee de Tesse, Le Mans

St. Nicholas of Bari (d. c. 346) (oil on canvas)
XIR242474 St. Nicholas of Bari (d.c.346) (oil on canvas) by Preti, Mattia (Il Calabrese) (1613-99); 128.5x104 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; Italian, out of copyright

Mary Cromwell, Countess Fauconberg, third daughter of Oliver Cromwell, 17th century, (1899). Portrait of Mary Cromwell (1637-1713), third daughter of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)

Saint Blaise - Painting from the workshop of Brother Carlos (Flemish painter active between 1517 and 1544)
LSE4317312 Saint Blaise - Painting from the workshop of Brother Carlos (Flemish painter active between 1517 and 1544), oil on wood, circa 1530 (St Blaise)

The Madonna of Relief with Saints (tempera on panel)
KAB138647 The Madonna of Relief with Saints (tempera on panel) by Italian School, (15th century); Chiesa di San Jacopo Maggiore, Massa, Tuscany, Italy; © Dario Grimaldi; Italian, out of copyright

Val De Fleurie Ridden By D.Crosse Cheltenham Festival 2004 Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England 17 March 2004 Date: 17 March 2004

David Crosse Jockey Cheltenham Races Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, England 29 October 2003 Date: 29 October 2003

Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430) 1590
XJL86551 Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430) 1590 by Greco, El (Domenico Theotocopuli) (1541-1614); 110x86 cm; Museo de Santa Cruz, Toledo, Spain; Greek, out of copyright

Advertisement for Crosse and Blackwell foods, c1920 (colour litho)
6029743 Advertisement for Crosse and Blackwell foods, c1920 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Crosse and Blackwell foods)

St. Nicholas of Myra (tempera on panel)
AII80559 St. Nicholas of Myra (tempera on panel) by Pacino di Buonaguida, (fl.1303-39); Galleria dell Accademia & Museo degli Strumenti Musicali, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Ms 186 Fol. 2v Pierre Lombard Bishop of Paris, from the
XIR165160 Ms 186 Fol.2v Pierre Lombard Bishop of Paris, from the Liber Quatuor Sententiarum ( Book of Sentences ), c.1160 (vellum) by French School, (12th century); Bibliotheque Municipale

St. Ambrose and St. Augustine, right panel from The Virgin Enthroned with Saints Jerome
FTB160896 St. Ambrose and St. Augustine, right panel from The Virgin Enthroned with Saints Jerome, Gregory, Ambrose and Augustine, 1446 (oil on canvas) (post restoration) (see 160893-99) by Vivarini

Three Saints: Bishop Saint, St. Roch and St. Sebastian, c. 1460-80 (oil on panel)
BRN160672 Three Saints: Bishop Saint, St. Roch and St. Sebastian, c.1460-80 (oil on panel) by French School, (15th century); 77.5x73.3 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Angel playing the flute, detail from the crozier of William of Wykeham (c
NCO205120 Angel playing the flute, detail from the crozier of William of Wykeham (c.1320-1404) (silver gilt & champleve enamel) (see 205100-32) by English School

Ms 373 fol. 51v A Monk, a Bishop and an Abbot, from Decrets de Gratien (vellum)
XIR195589 Ms 373 fol.51v A Monk, a Bishop and an Abbot, from Decrets de Gratien (vellum) by French School, (13th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Laon, France; French, out of copyright

Crook of the crozier of William of Wykeham (c. 1320-1404)
NCO205104 Crook of the crozier of William of Wykeham (c.1320-1404): Paul side (silver gilt) (detail) (see 205100-32) by English School

William of Wykeham (1325-1404) (colour litho)
STC188615 William of Wykeham (1325-1404) (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms 698 f. 7v Dagobert I (609-39), King of the Franks investing St. Audomarus Omer (d. c
XIR83898 Ms 698 f.7v Dagobert I (609-39), King of the Franks investing St. Audomarus Omer (d.c.669) Bishop of Therouanne, as a missionary bishop in the Pas-de-Calais in 637, from Life of St

f. 73r Dagobert I (605-39), King of the Franks receiving the Kingdom of France
XTR83889 f.73r Dagobert I (605-39), King of the Franks receiving the Kingdom of France, from the Grandes Chroniques de France, 1375-79 (vellum) by French School

Spanish Eveque 16th century, based on a painting by Bartolome Murillo (1617-1682)
FLO4617013 Spanish Eveque 16th century, based on a painting by Bartolome Murillo (1617-1682) - Lithography based on an illustration by Edmond Lechevallier-Chevignard (1825-1902)

The Madonna and Child with SS. Clement and Justin, 1449-50 (fresco)
KAB87107 The Madonna and Child with SS. Clement and Justin, 1449-50 (fresco) by Master of the Castello Nativity, (15th century); Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Prato, Italy; (add.info.: St)

Figurine of a bishop (gilded copper)
XIR242470 Figurine of a bishop (gilded copper) by French School, (14th century); Musee Departemental des Antiquites, Rouen, France; French, out of copyright

Angel playing the bagpipe, detail from the crozier of William Wykeham (c
NCO205109 Angel playing the bagpipe, detail from the crozier of William Wykeham (c.1320-1404) (silver gilt & enamel) (see 205100-32)d by English School

Angel playing a gittern with a plectrum, detail from the crozier of William of Wykeham (c
NCO205106 Angel playing a gittern with a plectrum, detail from the crozier of William of Wykeham (c.1320-1404) (silver gilt) (see 205100-32) by English School

William of Wykehams Crozier, pub. by Jonathan Carter
NCO324397 William of Wykehams Crozier, pub. by Jonathan Carter, 1st July 1785 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854-1918) in ceremonial regalia relating to ritual
RGL212681 Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854-1918) in ceremonial regalia relating to ritual magic, c.1895 (oil on paper) by Mathers

St. Clair (polychrome wood)
CHT236706 St. Clair (polychrome wood) by French School, (18th century); Musee d Histoire de la Medecine et de la Pharmacie, Lyon; (add.info.: Saint, perhaps legendary)

The Crozier of the Abbesses of the Cistercian Convent Abbaye du Lys
CHT257998 The Crozier of the Abbesses of the Cistercian Convent Abbaye du Lys (silver gilt & rock crystal) by French School, (13th century); Musee Lambinet, Versailles

Historiated initials depicting a Bishop Saint, c. 1470 (vellum)
MMT215654 Historiated initials depicting a Bishop Saint, c.1470 (vellum) by Russi Francesco di Giovanni de (fl.1470); Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris, France; (add.info.: Un saint eveque)

Doubting Thomas with St. Magnus, c. 1504-05
FTB165438 Doubting Thomas with St. Magnus, c.1504-05 by Cima da Conegliano, Giovanni Battista (c.1459-1517); 210x141 cm; Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice

Lacrosse (coloured engraving)
729472 Lacrosse (coloured engraving) by Prater, Ernest (fl.1885-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lacrosse, the national game of Canada: Now being played in England by a Toronto Team)

A geometrical elevation of the crozier of William of Wykeham (c
NCO241099 A geometrical elevation of the crozier of William of Wykeham (c.1320-1404) published 1785 (coloured engraving) by English School

Front cover of a picture album depicting St. Nicholas bringing presents to the children
CHT163113 Front cover of a picture album depicting St. Nicholas bringing presents to the children, late 19th century (colour engraving) by French School

The election of Saint Fabien to the Papaute (236 to 250)
JLJ4685931 The election of Saint Fabien to the Papaute (236 to 250). Painting by Jaime Huguet (1415-1492), 15th century. Bayonne, Musee Bonnat by Huguet, Jaume (1415-92); Musee Bonnat, Bayonne

Portrait of William of Wykeham (1325-1404) (oil on panel)
NCO215342 Portrait of William of Wykeham (1325-1404) (oil on panel) by English School; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Angel playing a small shawm, detail from the crozier of William of Wykeham (c
NCO205116 Angel playing a small shawm, detail from the crozier of William of Wykeham (c.1320-1404) (silver gilt & champleve enamel) by English School

Angel playing a portative organ, detail from the crozier of William of Wykeham (c
NCO205110 Angel playing a portative organ, detail from the crozier of William of Wykeham (c.1320-1404) (silver gilt & champleve enamel) (see 205100-32) by English School

Head and crook of the crozier of William of Wykeham (c. 1320-1404)
NCO205103 Head and crook of the crozier of William of Wykeham (c.1320-1404): Paul side (silver gilt) (detail) (see 205100-32) by English School

Head of the crozier of William of Wykeham (c. 1320-1404)
NCO205100 Head of the crozier of William of Wykeham (c.1320-1404): Peter side (silver gilt) (detail) (see 205101-205132) by English School

St. Anthony Abbot with St. Cornelius, St. Cyprian and a Page (oil on panel)
ALI33439 St. Anthony Abbot with St. Cornelius, St. Cyprian and a Page (oil on panel) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Crozier depicting St. Michael Defeating the Dragon (gold and enamel)
XIR154115 Crozier depicting St. Michael Defeating the Dragon (gold and enamel) by French School, (13th century); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Angers

Madonna and Child with SS. Matthew and Nicholas, altarpiece, 1328 (tempera on panel)
AII85681 Madonna and Child with SS. Matthew and Nicholas, altarpiece, 1328 (tempera on panel) by Daddi, Bernardo (fl.1327-d.1348); 144x194 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

St. Proculus (tempera on panel)
AII80558 St. Proculus (tempera on panel) by Pacino di Buonaguida, (fl.1303-39); Galleria dell Accademia & Museo degli Strumenti Musicali, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Saints Zenobius, Stephen and Lawrence, detail from the fresco in the Sala dei Gigli, c
BEN217197 Saints Zenobius, Stephen and Lawrence, detail from the fresco in the Sala dei Gigli, c.1470 (fresco) by Ghirlandaio

Madonna and Child with St. Anthony Abbot and St. Nicholas of Bari, 1520 (oil on panel)
KAB138645 Madonna and Child with St. Anthony Abbot and St. Nicholas of Bari, 1520 (oil on panel) by Italian School, (16th century); Chiesa di S

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In the bustling streets of Islington, London, a scene of chaos unfolds as an accident takes place. The sound of screeching tires and shattering glass fills the air, drawing attention from passersby. Amidst the commotion, a symbol catches the eye - a crosse. This crosse is not just any ordinary object; it holds deep historical significance. It evokes images of devotion and faith, like the Virgin and Child with St. Benedict from the Priory of St. Hippolytus of Vivoin. This masterpiece depicts a serene moment between mother and child, reminding us of the power of love and compassion. Another representation emerges in the form of St. Nicholas of Bari, portrayed on canvas with meticulous brushstrokes capturing his benevolent spirit. As we gaze at this oil painting, we are reminded that even in times when hope seems lost, there is always someone watching over us. The mention and Blackwells Mixed Pickles advertisement adds an unexpected twist to our journey through time and artistry. A fusion between traditional paintings and modern marketing techniques illustrates how culture evolves while still preserving its roots. Moving further back in history brings us to Disputation on the Trinity painted around 1520 - an intense theological debate captured on panel using vibrant colors that seem to leap out at us even after centuries have passed. A particularly intriguing piece emerges next: St. Nicholas Resuscitates the Three Children Thrown into Brine Tubs from a predella panel dating back to 1425. This tempera painting tells a miraculous tale where faith triumphs over despair – reminding us that miracles can happen when we least expect them. Saint Blaise appears before our eyes next; his image rendered by Brother Carlos' skilled hand during his active years between 1517-1544. The oil-on-wood masterpiece showcases Friar Carlos' talent for capturing intricate details while conveying profound spirituality.