Patronage Collection

Balloon event, Charles Green, Stockport
Charles Green ballooning poster advertising his 75th ascent, from Stockport, under the patronage of Henry Hodgkinson, the Mayor, with a second ascent from Castle Yard, a band of music in attendance

Tobacconist - Treyer and Fribourg
The famous (and charming) 18th century tobacco, cigar and snuff shop Treyer and Fribourg at 34 Haymarket, London, SW1. The shop enjoyed the patronage of George III

R G Fortt gardening catalogue
The colourful front cover of R G Fortts spring gardening catalogue

Shaftesbury and Arethusa Boys Homes, Royston, Hertfordshire
The Shaftesbury & Arethusa Boys Homes at Royston, Hertfordshire, were set up by the National Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children, founded in 1843 by William Williams

Cartoon, Royal Bird Catchers -- two men attempting to capture Queen Victoria. 1881

Apollo (Tooke)
The bow testifies to his status as god of archery, the lyre to his patronage of the arts : his halo identifies him as the Roman equivalent of the Greek Sun-god HELIOS

Do You Know: What famous school was founded by a grocer? (colour litho)
8668118 Do You Know: What famous school was founded by a grocer? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What famous school was founded by a grocer)

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The Virgin with the Christ Child and a donor (oil on panel)
8712019 The Virgin with the Christ Child and a donor (oil on panel) by Santacroce, Francesco di Simone da (c.1440-1508); Nivaagaards Malerisamling, Niva

Misia Sert, 1898 (b/w photo) (b/w photo)
3434449 Misia Sert, 1898 (b/w photo) (b/w photo); (add.info.: Art. Photo d'Alfred Natanson, France, vers 1898. Art. Misia Sert, wife of the french patronThadee Natanson at the "Relais")

President McKinley as a dairy farmer, 1897
1576824 President McKinley as a dairy farmer, 1897; (add.info.: A puzzle' President McKinley as a dairy farmer milking a cow labelled "Patronage", and many hands holding out containers)

POPE PAOLO III (engraving)
6203082 POPE PAOLO III (engraving); (add.info.: POPE PAOLO III (29 February 1468-10 November 1549), at the century Alessandro Farnese, born in Rome, elected in 1534

Art. The french patron Tadeusz Natanson (Thadee Natanson), husband of Misia Sert. Photo, France, c.1898 (b/w photo)
3434435 Art. The french patron Tadeusz Natanson (Thadee Natanson), husband of Misia Sert. Photo, France, c.1898 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Art. Photo, France, vers 1898. Art)

Photographic print of the Joan of Arc Procession in Compiegne
3077684 Photographic print of the Joan of Arc Procession in Compiegne; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Joan of Arc procession in Compiegne, a commune in the Oise department in northern France)

Romulus recommending the Plebeians to the patronage of the Patricians (engraving)
8639497 Romulus recommending the Plebeians to the patronage of the Patricians (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Grover Cleveland as pilgrims on a journey through a rugged Middle East
1576185 Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Grover Cleveland as pilgrims on a journey through a rugged Middle East, 1885; (add.info.: The good Samaritan' Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A)

Cardinal Alessandro Albani (Alexander Albanus) (1692-1779), c.1750 (copperplate engraving)
UTD4926071 Cardinal Alessandro Albani (Alexander Albanus) (1692-1779), c.1750 (copperplate engraving); United Archives/HistAuge.

The Joan of Arc Procession
3078111 The Joan of Arc Procession; (add.info.: Photographic print of the Joan of Arc procession in Compiegne, a commune in the Oise department in northern France)

This is not the New York Stock Exchange, it is the patronage exchange, called U.S. Senate, 1881
1574987 This is not the New York Stock Exchange, it is the patronage exchange, called U.S. Senate, 1881; (add.info.: This is not the New York Stock Exchange, it is the patronage exchange, called U.S)

President McKinley holding an oil can labelled 'Patronage', 1897
1576777 President McKinley holding an oil can labelled 'Patronage', 1897; (add.info.: Firing up the wrong boiler' President McKinley holding an oil can labelled "Patronage")

President McKinley capitulating to special interests and political patronage, 1897
1576795 President McKinley capitulating to special interests and political patronage, 1897; (add.info.: Unconditional surrender' President McKinley capitulating to special interests)

Satire on patronage and corruption in New York State politics, 1852
1576413 Satire on patronage and corruption in New York State politics, 1852; (add.info.: The seven stages of the office seeker' A satire on patronage and corruption in New York State politics)

Art. The french painter Henri de Toulouse Lautrec sleeping at the "Relais"
3434434 Art. The french painter Henri de Toulouse Lautrec sleeping at the "Relais", house of the couple Thadee Natanson and Misia Sert at Villeneuve sur Yonne

Monument to the merchant and benefactor Francesco Datini (c.1335-1410) by Nicolo Lamberti (c.1375-1451) 1409 (marble)
KAB87038 Monument to the merchant and benefactor Francesco Datini (c.1335-1410) by Nicolo Lamberti (c.1375-1451) 1409 (marble); Piazza del Comune, Prato, Italy; © Dario Grimaldi.

Caffe dei Servi, Milan (oil on canvas)
704129 CaffA dei Servi, Milan (oil on canvas) by Bison, Giuseppe Bernardino (1762-1844); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Francis I (1494-1547). King of France (1515-1547). Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Anthony Woodville presenting Caxton
3784562 Anthony Woodville presenting Caxton; (add.info.: Anthony Woodville presenting Caxton to Edward IV - from engraving of medieval manuscript)

Anthony Woodville presenting Caxton
3786334 Anthony Woodville presenting Caxton; (add.info.: Anthony Woodville presenting Caxton to Edward IV - from engraving of medieval manuscript)

Portrait of Marie-Anne Mancini, Duchess of Bouillon, late 17th century (coloured engraving)
CHT177259 Portrait of Marie-Anne Mancini, Duchess of Bouillon, late 17th century (coloured engraving) by Arnoult, Nicolas (17th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Coronation of the Virgin, 1439-47 circa, (tempera on wood)
7146274 Coronation of the Virgin, 1439-47 circa, (tempera on wood) by Lippi, Fra Filippo (c.1406-69); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Coronation of the Virgin)

Portraits of the duke and duchess of Urbino, Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza, 1472-75 circa, (oil on wood)
7146270 Portraits of the duke and duchess of Urbino, Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza, 1472-75 circa, (oil on wood) by Francesca, Piero della (c.1415-92); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Portrait of Luigi Cornaro, 1560-1565 (oil on canvas)
7129997 Portrait of Luigi Cornaro, 1560-1565 (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Luigi Cornaro (Alvise Corner 1467-1566)

Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, 16th century (oil on wood)
7129542 Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, 16th century (oil on wood) by Bonaccorsi, Pietro (1501-47); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Saint Catherine of Bologna, about 1510, (oil on oak panel)
7146833 Saint Catherine of Bologna, about 1510, (oil on oak panel) by Master of the Baroncelli Portraits, (c.1475-1500); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Saint Catherine of Bologna)

Bust of Giovanni di Antonio Chellini da San Miniato, 1456, (marble)
7146851 Bust of Giovanni di Antonio Chellini da San Miniato, 1456, (marble) by Rossellino, Antonio (1427-79); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Portrait of the duke of Urbino, Federico da Montefeltro, 1472-75 circa, (oil on wood)
7146272 Portrait of the duke of Urbino, Federico da Montefeltro, 1472-75 circa, (oil on wood) by Francesca, Piero della (c.1415-92); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Doctor Johnson in the ante-room of Lord Chesterfield
3782447 Doctor Johnson in the ante-room of Lord Chesterfield; (add.info.: Doctor Johnson in the ante-room of Lord Chesterfield, waiting for an audience, 1748)

Paul de Rapin, aka Thoyras de Rapin
3252953 Paul de Rapin, aka Thoyras de Rapin by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Paul de Rapin, 1661-1725, aka Thoyras de Rapin. French historian who wrote under English patronage)

Portrait of Varvara Alexeevna Morozova, (detail) 1884, (Oil on canvas)
7215241 Portrait of Varvara Alexeevna Morozova, (detail) 1884, (Oil on canvas) by Makovskij, Konstantin E (1839-1915); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Our Lady and the child with donor, detail ( circa 1377, Fresco placed on canvas)
LRI4608326 Our Lady and the child with donor, detail ( circa 1377, Fresco placed on canvas) by Master of Mocchirolo (fl.c.1350); Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Portrait of Varvara Alexeevna Morozova, 1884, (Oil on canvas)
7215236 Portrait of Varvara Alexeevna Morozova, 1884, (Oil on canvas) by Makovskij, Konstantin E (1839-1915); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Cosme I de Medicis (Medici) (called The Old or Cosimo il vecchio, 1389-1464)
BAT5469433 Cosme I de Medicis (Medici) (called The Old or Cosimo il vecchio, 1389-1464) inspecting the model of Badia Fiesolana - c.1560 (tapestry) by Squilli

Portrait of Varvara Alexeevna Morozova, (detail) 1884, (Oil on canvas)
7215239 Portrait of Varvara Alexeevna Morozova, (detail) 1884, (Oil on canvas) by Makovskij, Konstantin E (1839-1915); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Lorenzo Medici, il Magnifico (Lorenzo the Magnificent or Lorenzo de Medicis)
BAT5469432 Lorenzo Medici, il Magnifico (Lorenzo the Magnificent or Lorenzo de Medicis, 1449-1492) and Giuliano de Sangallo (Julien de Sangallo)

The Graeco-Turkish War, Arrival at Patras of the Nurses sent out to the Crown Princess of Greece by the "Daily
1597446 The Graeco-Turkish War, Arrival at Patras of the Nurses sent out to the Crown Princess of Greece by the " Daily Chronicle" Fund under the Patronage of the Princess of Wales (litho)

Madonna and Child with SS. Zenobius and John the Baptist, and donor Palla Strozzi (1372-1462) (tempera on panel)
BAT254066 Madonna and Child with SS. Zenobius and John the Baptist, and donor Palla Strozzi (1372-1462) (tempera on panel) by Rosselli, Cosimo (1439-1507); Palazzo Strozzi, Florence

"Representation de l annonciation avec le commanditaire saint Guillaume de Bruxelles"Panneau central du
FIA5328524 " Representation de l annonciation avec le commanditaire saint Guillaume de Bruxelles" Panneau central du tryptique de l annonciation (The annunciation)

Portrait d un jeune homme tenant une pochette avec des dessins (Portrait of a young man holding a folder with drawings)
FIA5343738 Portrait d un jeune homme tenant une pochette avec des dessins (Portrait of a young man holding a folder with drawings). Peinture de Francois Andre Vincent (1746-1816)

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Patronage: From Balloon Events to Royal Bird Catchers" Step into the world of patronage, where art and support intertwine to create a lasting legacy. In Stockport's balloon event, Charles Green soared high above, capturing hearts with his daring feats. Meanwhile, Tobacconist Treyer and Fribourg found solace in patrons who appreciated their fine craftsmanship. Flipping through R G Fortt gardening catalogue, one can witness how patronage nurtured the growth of beautiful landscapes. The Shaftesbury and Arethusa Boys Homes in Royston, Hertfordshire stand as testaments to generous benefactors providing shelter and education for young souls. A whimsical cartoon depicting royal bird catchers showcases how even entertainment thrived under patronage's protective wing. Apollo (Tooke), guided by supportive patrons, composed symphonies that echoed through generations. Looking back at history reveals Francis I of France as a notable patron whose reign fostered artistic brilliance. Anthony Woodville presenting Caxton exemplifies how patrons empowered innovation by supporting groundbreaking printing techniques. The portrait of Marie-Anne Mancini transports us to late 17th-century elegance; her image immortalized thanks to devoted patrons who recognized her beauty and grace. Christ crucified with Mary reminds us that even religious art flourished due to generous supporters. Lastly, the Coronation of the Virgin demonstrates how tempera on wood became an enduring masterpiece thanks to those who believed in preserving sacred traditions through their patronage. From breathtaking adventures aloft balloons to nurturing creativity across various mediums - these hints showcase just a fraction of what lies beneath the vast umbrella term "patronage. " It is a testament to humanity's desire for progress and appreciation for artistry throughout centuries past.