British Canvas, Stretcher and Panel Suppliers' Marks. Part 2, a to D
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British canvas, stretcher and panel suppliers’ marks. Part 2, A to D This resource surveys suppliers’ marks on the reverse of picture supports. This part is devoted to London suppliers, A to D, between the 1830s and the 1930s, excluding Thomas Brown and Robert and Charles Davy, for whom see parts 3 and 4. Arranged alphabetically by supplier: Ackermann & Co, Rudolph Ackermann junr, John Adams, The Art Colour Co, William Badger, C. Barbe, Jabez Barnard/& Son, H.J. Barrett, William Benham, Boots, James Brand, Brodie & Middleton, John Capes, Charles Chenil & Co Ltd, C.E. Clifford, Collector’s Picture Restoring Co Ltd, Arthur Colley & Co, L. Cornelissen & Son, Cowen & Waring, Arthur Crossland, Robert Davis, Dimes & Elam and Robert Dyas. For information on individual suppliers, see British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 on this website. Measurements of marks, given where known, are approximate and may vary according to the stretching or later conservation treatment of a canvas or the trimming of a label. Links are given to institutional websites where the dimensions of works can be found. Dates for businesses, partnerships and addresses are usually accurate to within a year. Square brackets are used to indicate indistinct or missing lettering in transcripts, with readings sometimes based on other examples. Compiled by Jacob Simon, May 2017, updated February 2020, and based on the pioneering work of Cathy Proudlove and the suppliers’ database created by Jacob Simon. With thanks to Dr Joyce Townsend for providing information on paintings in Tate, to Nicola Costaras at the Victoria and Albert Museum and to John Payne, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Supplier, work details Supplier dates, mark transcripts Product marks (not to uniform scale) Ackermann & Co Supplier so named from 1829 In business until c.1855 See British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 - A Illustrated: Stamp on canvas: Eduard Magnus, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, [royal coat of arms] c.1845 (The Bodleian Libraries, University of ACKERMANN & C Oxford, JL 747) LONDON Illustrated: Label, 9.8 cm wide, decorative border, on Edward Pritchett, The board: Piazzetta or The Prison, Venice (Christie’s, 25 ACKERMANN & Co.’s. April 1975, lot 24) PREPARED MILLBOARDS, PANELS AND CANVASS, The pair to this work has the ---- label of Roberson & Miller N.B. EVERY REQUISITE FOR OIL PAINTING. with a secondary W. Mason Repository of Arts, 96, Strand, London. label. [secondary label in centre:] W. H. MASON. From Ackermann's Repository of Arts Ship St., Brighton. [Mason in Ship St by 1832-1838] Supplier, work details Supplier dates, mark transcripts Product marks (not to uniform scale) Illustrated: Label, 10.2 cm wide, decorative border: Source: Cobbe coll., see note 2. ACKERMANN & C. o.s PREPARED MILLBOARDS, Also found on: PANELS, CANVASS, Nicholas Condy, The AND BLADDER COLOURS. Kestrel, 1846 (source: Cathy ---- Proudlove, see note 2), and N.B. EVERY REQUISITE FOR OIL PAINTING. on other works by Condy. Repository of Arts, 96, Strand, London. Label sometimes printed in green. [bladder colours were superseded by tube colours in the 1840s] Illustrated: Label, partly obscured by picture cord, Unknown artist, King decorative border, on millboard: Charles Spaniels (with Radnorshire Fine Arts ACKERMANN & Co.’s Ltd, antique.atlas.com, PREPARED MILLBOARDS, online site) PANELS, CANVASS, AND TUBE COLOURS. ---- N.B. EVERY REQUISITE FOR OIL PAINTING. [REPOSITORY OF] ARTS, 96, STRAND, LONDON. [tube colours were introduced in the early 1840s] Rudolph Ackermann At 191 Regent St from 1825 Ackermann junr, nephew of Rudolph junr See British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 - A Ackermann senr, set up independently Illustrated: Label on yellow paper, 13.1 cm wide, two Capt. Edward Otway, winged cherubs set in a landscape, on board: Martha Otway, Sister of the Artist (Ancient House, R. Ackermann, Museum of Thetford Life) Book & Printseller AND MANUFACTURER OF SUPERFINE WATER COLOURS TO Her Majesty 191, Regent Street, London. A large assortment of coloured & white Rice Paper [royal appointment dates label to 1830 or later] John Adams At this address by 1892-1903 or later See British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 - A Illustrated: Stamp, 12.3 cm wide, on canvas: Source: Cobbe coll., see note 2. J ADAMS, Artists’ Material & Fine Art D[epot?] 135, WOODGRANGE ROAD FOREST GATE, E Supplier, work details Supplier dates, mark transcripts Product marks (not to uniform scale) The Art Colour Co In business 1895-1901 Previously trading as Anglo-American Art See British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 - A Color Co Ltd Illustrated: Stamp, double oval, name and place in outer Harry Thomas Foxen, ring, works address in centre, on canvas: Bridge in Cassiobury Park, 1905 (Watford ART COLOR Co. Museum) LONDON, W Anchor Works JOHNSON ST. William Badger In business 1871-88 Successor to William Eatwell, see Part 5 of See British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 - B this guide Illustrated: Stencil, 9 cm wide, oval format, on canvas: R. Harwood, unspecified work, source: Cobbe coll., W.BADGER see note 2. MANUFACTURER 97 BOUNDARY ROAD N.W. LONDON. [at 97 Boundary Road from 1871] Illustrated: Stencil, 13.5 cm wide, on canvas: Henry Weigall, Sir William Quiller Orchardson, W. BADGER c.1878-81 (National LATE EATWELL Portrait Gallery) 97, BOUNDARY ROAD ST. JOHN'S WOOD Also found on: & 49, DORSET STREET John Everett Millais, Diana PORTMAN SQUARE Vernon, 1880 (National Gallery of Victoria) [at both addresses 1877-87] Click for an image of stencil. [found on pictures dating to 1877-83, note 4] Edwin Hayes, Storm Clearing Off, exh.1883 (Lady Lever Art Gallery) Camille Barbe, Charles In business as C. Barbe 1827-48 Trading as Lechertier Barbe from 1848, see Barbe See British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 - L Part 5 of this guide under Lechertier Barbe Supplier, work details Supplier dates, mark transcripts Product marks (not to uniform scale) Illustrated: Stencil, 6.3 cm wide, oval format, on millboard: T.H. Wilson, Biblical Scene, 1845 (Royal C. BARBE Society of Arts, note 5) ~ 60 ~ Regent's Quadrant LONDON [Dimes & Elam’s stencil can be made out below that of Barbe, despite being painted out, see note 5. An example of Dimes & Elam’s stencil is repr. near the end of this guide.] Illustrated: Stencil, 9.6 cm wide, on millboard: William Rimer, Ivanhoe, 1846 (Royal Society of C. BARBE Arts, note 5) 60 Regent's Quadrant LONDON [this stencil applied over that of Dimes & Elam in similar manner to the previous example] Jabez Barnard In business as Jabez Barnard 1837-60 Trading as Jabez Barnard & Son from See British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 - B 1860, see below Illustrated: Label, 8 cm wide, decorative border, on panel Unknown monogrammed (this example with circular Rotterdam? work, artist unidentified, customs’ stamp top left): 1859, source: see note 2. JABEZ BARNARD, MANUFACTURER OF Superfine Oil & Water Colours, BLACK LEAD & FINE HAIR PENCILS, AND Preparer of Canvas Panels, Mill Boards, And every other article for Painting and Drawing, 339, OXFORD STREET, Opposite John Street, London. Illustrated: Label, 8.5 cm wide, decorative border, on Anonymous, Girl holding millboard (brackets used in final address line): Basket of Flowers (Private coll., Canada, JABEZ BARNARD, 2017, image, Cyndie MANUFACTURER OF Lack) [Su]perfine Oil & Water Co[lours,] BLACK LEAD & FINE HAIR PENC[ILS,] Preparer of Canvas Panels, Mill Bo[ards,] And every other article for Paintin[g and Drawing,] 339, OXFORD STR[EET,] (Opposite John Street,) Lond[on] Illustrated: Stamp, 9.0 cm wide, oval format for name and C.W. Cope, A Problem address, on canvas: (Sotheby's Belgravia, 6 May 1975, lot 161) Prepared by Also found on: [J BA]RNARD Count d'Orsay, with Edwin --- Landseer, Baron Lyndhurst, [3]39 Oxford St c.1862 (Hughenden Manor, --- Buckinghamshire, NT), LONDON without first line of stamp. Supplier, work details Supplier dates, mark transcripts Product marks (not to uniform scale) Jabez Barnard & Son In business as Barnard & Son from 1860 See British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 - B Illustrated: Stencil, 16.0 cm wide, on canvas: W(illiam?) Monkhouse, A Mountain Stream in ARTISTS CANVAS Yorkshire (Southampton PREPARED BY City Art Gallery) J BARNARD & SON LONDON. [letter ‘D’ of BARNARD below ‘R’ of PREPARED] Illustrated: Stencil, 16.5 cm wide, on canvas: Source: Cobbe coll., see note 2. ARTISTS CANVAS PREPARED BY BARNARD & SON LONDON [letter ‘D’ of BARNARD below ‘ED’ of PREPARED; ‘J’ omitted before BARNARD] Illustrated: Stencil, 6.0 cm wide, at centre of canvas: Unknown artist, Church in Snow (Private coll., ARTISTS’ January 2020) CANVAS PREPARED BY J.BARNARD & SON LONDON. Illustrated: Stencil, 15 cm wide, on canvas: George Lock, unspecified work, 1885, source: BARNARD & SON Cobbe coll., see note 2. LONDON Illustrated: Stencil, 9 cm wide, on canvas: Unspecified work, 1889, source: Cobbe coll., see BARNARD & SON note 2. LONDON [small format stencil] Supplier, work details Supplier dates, mark transcripts Product marks (not to uniform scale) Illustrated: Stencil, 10.5 cm wide, in form of a serpentine W. Bromley, unspecified scroll, on canvas: work, source: Cobbe coll., see note 2. BARNARD Also found on: & SON Colin Graeme, The Day’s Bag, 1894 (Sotheby’s LONDON Belgravia, 11 March 1975, lot 112?) and on pictures [found on pictures dating to 1884-1901] dated 1884 and 1901 (see note 2) Illustrated: Stamp, indistinct, linear border with inset Unknown artist, corners, on canvas: Seascape (Private coll., 2005) J BARNARD & CO----? ARTISTS? C[OLOURMAN?] LONDON --? Illustrated: Stamp on canvas: William Orpen, Anita, 1905 (Tate, T07136) STUD[ENTS] CANVAS. J. B[ARNARD &] SON, LONDON, W. H.J. Barrett In business 1848-64 See British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 - B Illustrated: Stencil on canvas: Anonymous, Still-life (image, dott.ssa Daniela HJ BARRETT Magnetti, Nov. 2015) ARTISTS COLORMAN 6, Worship Street Shoreditch. LONDON. William Benham At 9 Devonshire Terrace 1863-88 See British artists' suppliers, 1650-1950 - B Illustrated: Stamp, linear border with inset corners, on Source: Cobbe coll., see canvas: note 2.