Pretension Collection

The New Gloves, 1909 (oil on canvas)
658191 The New Gloves, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Schuster, Karl Maria (1871-1953); 99.6x75.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Gloves. Karl Maria Schuster (1871-1953). Oil on canvas

The Seven Deadly Sins, bas-reliefs in Lynchmere Church, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676066 The Seven Deadly Sins, bas-reliefs in Lynchmere Church, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Seven Deadly Sins)

Allegory of Vanity with five demons, 1590 (engraving)
1574261 Allegory of Vanity with five demons, 1590 (engraving); (add.info.: Hierbey sollman spurn, by Hieronymus Nutzel, approximately 1590)

Vanity, candlelight master, first half of the 17th century (oil on canvas)
7063017 Vanity, candlelight master, first half of the 17th century (oil on canvas); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Vanity, candlelight master)

Engraving depicting a young girl looking at herself in a mirror. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5425700 Engraving depicting a young girl looking at herself in a mirror. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage.

Engraving depicting a young boy looking at himself in a mirror. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5425768 Engraving depicting a young boy looking at himself in a mirror. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage.

Engraving depicting a young man looking at himself in a mirror. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage
UIG5425735 Engraving depicting a young man looking at himself in a mirror. Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage.

Cornelia and her sons, the Gracchi (engraving)
8635714 Cornelia and her sons, the Gracchi (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cornelia and her sons, the Gracchi. Illustration from Rom)

Napoleon's little toy soldier (litho)
8673179 Napoleon's little toy soldier (litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon's little toy soldier)

Louis XIV, King of France (coloured engraving)
8672819 Louis XIV, King of France (coloured engraving) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis XIV, King of France: the great king polishing his Sun)

King of the Poultry Yard (colour litho)
8641607 King of the Poultry Yard (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King of the Poultry Yard. Illustration for The Prize, 1888.); © Look and Learn.

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638781 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Physiognomic types (coloured engraving)
8655692 Physiognomic types (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Physiognomic types)

Dear Lady Disdain (colour litho)
8634832 Dear Lady Disdain (colour litho) by Jopling, Louise (1843-1933) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dear Lady Disdain)

Musical entertainment provided in the form of a singing troubadour and children playing a paino (colour litho)
7150669 Musical entertainment provided in the form of a singing troubadour and children playing a paino (colour litho) by Reynolds

Mountain of the Sciences, 1850
3507380 Mountain of the Sciences, 1850; (add.info.: Illuminated page depicting the 'Mountain of the Sciences' with Moses, The Dominican T)

A barber and his customer, 1850
3359131 A barber and his customer, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a barber and his customer. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Henry Thompson (1820-1904) cartoon by 'Ape' (Carlo Pellegrini), Vanity Fair, London, 1 August 1874
530725 Henry Thompson (1820-1904) cartoon by 'Ape' (Carlo Pellegrini), Vanity Fair, London, 1 August 1874. British surgeon (Lithotomy) treated Leopold I and Napoleon III

Combing sister's hair (engraving)
8634740 Combing sister's hair (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Combing sister's hair)

Pierrot (b/w photo)
8634495 Pierrot (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierrot. One of a set of six postcards, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

An Ambuscade in the Franco-Prussian War (colour litho)
8661467 An Ambuscade in the Franco-Prussian War (colour litho) by Baader, Louis (1828-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ambuscade in the Franco-Prussian War)

Echo and Narcissus (w/c & gouache on paper)
5889172 Echo and Narcissus (w/c & gouache on paper) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); 30.5x27.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo © The Maas Gallery, London.

Pride in the Garden (colour litho)
8641620 Pride in the Garden (colour litho) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pride in the Garden. Illustration for The Prize, 1889.); © Look and Learn.

Umberto I of Italy, 1884
1577117 Umberto I of Italy, 1884; (add.info.: Vanity Fair image of Umberto I of Italy. Nicknamed The Good, he reigned as King of Italy and attempted to expand his country into the Horn of Africa)

Babble, Birth, and Brummagem (Talk, Aristocracy, and Birmingham): Gladstone
527667 Babble, Birth, and Brummagem (Talk, Aristocracy, and Birmingham): Gladstone, the Duke of Devonshire and Joseph Chamberlain on the Liberal front bench

Proud father (colour litho)
8656576 Proud father (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Proud father. Countless babies have been born, SInce Adam's time it's been the style)

"In their midst rode proud Camillus, In a chariot like the Sun" (colour litho)
8644921 "In their midst rode proud Camillus, In a chariot like the Sun" (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pride goes before a fall (colour litho)
8647599 Pride goes before a fall (colour litho) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pride goes before a fall)

Modern Wonders, 1938: The "Queen Mary" at Southampton (colour photo)
8659895 Modern Wonders, 1938: The "Queen Mary" at Southampton (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cover illustration for The Kensington Fine Art Association's Picture Album (engraving)
8646746 Cover illustration for The Kensington Fine Art Association's Picture Album (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertisement for Dr Mackenzie's Arsenical Soap, which claims to cure spots
5308904 Advertisement for Dr Mackenzie's Arsenical Soap, which claims to cure spots, pimples and produces a lovely complexion; (add.info.: Advertisement for Dr Mackenzie's Arsenical Soap)

Nudist art: Vanity (b/w photo)
8632715 Nudist art: Vanity (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vanity. Illustration for Nudist Art)

Pride on Horseback (litho)
8633894 Pride on Horseback (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pride on Horseback. Illustration for The Student and Intellectual Observer, Vol II (Groombridge)

Goddess Rome, 1926 (marble)
8678369 Goddess Rome, 1926 (marble) by Zanelli, Angelo Bortolo (1879-1942); Stazione Marittima, Genoa, Italy; (add.info.: Sculpture by Angelo Bortolo Zanelli.); Luisa Ricciarini.

Sea Adventure: Slocum's lone hand voyage (colour litho)
8668764 Sea Adventure: Slocum's lone hand voyage (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Slocum's lone hand voyage)

The Decline Boat, allegory representing a strange boat equipped with sails
MMM5459226 The Decline Boat, allegory representing a strange boat equipped with sails and oars that sails between small rock islands, in the right background

Self Portrait, 1867 (oil on canvas)
MAN370303 Self Portrait, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Fantin-Latour, Ignace Henri Jean (1836-1904); 64x55.2 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Toutafais equipp'd for Conquest fore God, 1796 (w/c)
5927934 Toutafais equipp'd for Conquest fore God, 1796 (w/c) by Unknown artist, (18th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Watercolour from The Cornwall Militia)

"Old Pat, " The Independent Beggar, c. 1819 (oil on wood)
XOS5887569 "Old Pat, " The Independent Beggar, c. 1819 (oil on wood) by Waldo, Samuel Lovett (1783-1861); 68x57 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Sic itur ad astra scilicet 1681
1575338 Sic itur ad astra scilicet 1681 by Hooghe, Romeyn de (1636-97) (after); (add.info.: Sic itur ad astra scilicet 1681. By Romeyn de Hooghe, 1645-1708, artist)

Portraits of Jean Terford David, 1813 (oil on canvas)
XOS5887164 Portraits of Jean Terford David, 1813 (oil on canvas) by Sully, Thomas (1783-1872); 122x103 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Thomas Sully (American, 1783-1872))

The Looking Glass, (oil on canvas)
823109 The Looking Glass, (oil on canvas) by Blenner, Carle J. (1884-1952); 61x50.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Looking Glass. Carle John Blenner (1864-1952). Oil on canvas

The Boudoir, 1896 (oil on canvas)
650811 The Boudoir, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Miller, Kenneth Hayes (1876-1952); 72.4x48.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boudoir. Kenneth Hayes Miller (1876-1952). Oil on canvas, 1896

Portrait of Pieter de la Court and his Wife (oil on canvas)
471520 Portrait of Pieter de la Court and his Wife (oil on canvas) by Bol, Ferdinand (1616-80); 173x209 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Vanity portrait of the painter (oil on canvas)
471456 Vanity portrait of the painter (oil on canvas) by Lint, Peter van (1609-90); 85x64 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Death and the Miser, c. 1515-21 (oil on panel)
489941 Death and the Miser, c.1515-21 (oil on panel) by Provoost, Jan (c.1465-1529); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: Exterior panels of a triptych)

Charles Apthorp, 1748 (oil on canvas)
XOS5888404 Charles Apthorp, 1748 (oil on canvas) by Feke, Robert (c.1701-52); 141.5x117.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Robert Feke (c)

I J K L: Reckless, Gardening, Kakatoes, Laureate, 1, 890 (illustration)
7309322 I J K L: Reckless, Gardening, Kakatoes, Laureate, 1, 890 (illustration) by French School, (19th century); 20 x 14 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Fun alphabet for little girls)

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"Pretension: A Reflection of Self-Importance through Art" In the world of art, pretension often lurks beneath the surface, disguised as self-expression and grandeur. Through various masterpieces spanning centuries, artists have captured this complex human trait with remarkable precision. Take for instance "Self Portrait, 1867, " a captivating oil on canvas that showcases an artist's attempt to immortalize their own image. With meticulous brushstrokes and intense gaze, they seek validation and recognition from viewers. "Toutafais equipp'd for Conquest fore God, 1796" portrays a different kind - one rooted in religious fervor. The watercolor painting depicts an individual adorned in elaborate armor, ready to conquer in the name of faith. It reflects the arrogance often associated with zealotry. "The Independent Beggar, c. 1819" presents another facet - that of social status. This oil on wood artwork captures an individual posing as a beggar while secretly reveling in their independence from societal norms. It serves as a reminder that even those who reject conformity can still be trapped by their own illusions. "Sic itur ad astra scilicet 1681" transports us back to ancient times when gods were revered above all else. This piece symbolizes mankind's audacity to reach for the stars and ascend beyond mortal limitations – an act steeped in both ambition and hubris. "Apollo playing Marsyas, 1719-1723, " sculpted from marble with exquisite detail, tells the story of Apollo's musical contest against Marsyas – highlighting not only artistic rivalry but also divine superiority over mortals' creative endeavors. Meanwhile, "Portraits of Jean Terford David (1813)" offers insight into how individuals commission portraits to elevate their social standing or perpetuate certain narratives about themselves within society – showcasing yet another form of pretentiousness.