Jones Bequest

The Jones Bequest was a major donation of decorative arts, furniture and paintings bequeathed by the British art collector John Jones in 1882. Jones had made a fortune as a military contractor supplying tailoring to the British Army. He had a particular interest in eighteenth century French rococo style and amassed a large amount of originals for his Piccadilly townhouse, second only to the Wallace Collection. At his death in 1882 he left his collection to the Victoria and Albert Museum in South Kensington. In addition his collection featured a number of nineteenth century artworks by figures such as Edwin Landseer and William Powell Frith.

Gallery

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  The Alarm by Jean-François de Troy, 1723
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  The Swing by Nicolas Lancret, 1735
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  Portrait of Madame Pompadour by François Boucher, 1758
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  Portrait of Marie Antoinette by François-Hubert Drouais, 1773
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  Portrait of a Lady in a White Cap by Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, 1793
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  The Stone Breaker and His Daughter by Edwin Landseer, 1830
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  Lady Blessington's Dog by Edwin Landseer, 1832
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  Measuring Heights by William Powell Frith, 1842
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  On the Dogger Bank by Clarkson Stanfield, 1846
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  The Village Post Office by Frederick Goodall, 1849
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  The Bride of Lammermoor by William Powell Frith, 1852
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  Charles II and Nell Gwyn by Edward Matthew Ward, 1854

See also

• Sheepshanks Gift, an 1857 donation to the Victoria and Albert Museum

Bibliography

• Jackson, Anna M.F.A. V & A: A Hundred Highlights. Victoria and Albert Museum, 2001.