Jones Bequest

The Jones Bequest was a major donation of decorative arts, furniture and paintings bequeathed by the British art collector John Jones in 1882.¹ Jones had made a fortune as a military contractor supplying tailoring to the British Army.² 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.³ 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.⁴⁵

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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