Hello, my name is Bendor Grosvenor, and I'm an art historian. I love Art UK. I also make a podcast with Waldemar Januszczak, called 'Waldy & Bendy's Adventures in Art'. We both like cheese, so for my first Curations I've selected Britain's cheesiest paintings.

Artists featured in this Curation: Joachim Beuckelaer (c.1533–1574), Floris Gerritsz. van Schooten (c.1585–after 1655), Spanish School, George Smith (1714–1776), François Bonvin (1817–1887), Henriette Ronner (1821–1909), Mary Martin, Charles March Gere (1869–1957), Allan McNab (1901–1982), Waterlow and Sons Ltd, and 4 more
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The Four Elements: Air. A Poultry Market with the Prodigal Son in the Background
Image credit: The National Gallery, London

The Four Elements: Air. A Poultry Market with the Prodigal Son in the Background 1570

Joachim Beuckelaer (c.1533–1574)

Oil on canvas

H 157.7 x W 215.5 cm

The National Gallery, London

Still Life with Beaker, Cheese, Butter and Biscuits
Image credit: City of London Corporation

Still Life with Beaker, Cheese, Butter and Biscuits

Floris Gerritsz. van Schooten (c.1585–after 1655)

Oil on panel

H 39 x W 57 cm

City of London Corporation

Still Life with a Red Macaw
Image credit: The Bowes Museum

Still Life with a Red Macaw c.1650–c.1700

Spanish School

Oil on canvas

H 73.4 x W 92.8 cm

The Bowes Museum

Still Life of Bread, Butter and Cheese
Image credit: Yale Center for British Art

Still Life of Bread, Butter and Cheese c.1754

George Smith (1714–1776)

Oil on canvas

H 63.8 x W 76.2 cm

Yale Center for British Art

Still Life with a Jug, Cheese, Onions, Fish and a Knife
Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

Still Life with a Jug, Cheese, Onions, Fish and a Knife 1854

François Bonvin (1817–1887)

Oil on canvas

H 34.9 x W 28.3 cm

Glasgow Life Museums

A Bit of Cheese
Image credit: The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum

A Bit of Cheese

Henriette Ronner (1821–1909)

Oil on canvas

H 49 x W 61 cm

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum

Alkmaar Cheese Market
© the copyright holder. Image credit: North Hertfordshire Museum

Alkmaar Cheese Market

Mary Martin

Oil on canvas

H 36 x W 46 cm

North Hertfordshire Museum

Cheese Rolling on Cooper's Hill, Gloucestershire
© the artist's estate. Image credit: Gloucester Museums Service Art Collection

Cheese Rolling on Cooper's Hill, Gloucestershire 1948

Charles March Gere (1869–1957)

Oil on canvas

H 62.5 x W 75.3 cm

Gloucester Museums Service Art Collection

Loading Cheese
Image credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Loading Cheese

Allan McNab (1901–1982) and Waterlow and Sons Ltd (active 1810–1960s) and Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)

Lithograph on paper

H 102 x W 152.5 cm

Manchester Art Gallery

Coupons Required
© the copyright holder. Image credit: IWM (Imperial War Museums)

Coupons Required 1941

Leonora Kathleen Green (1901–1966)

Oil on canvas

H 40.5 x W 51 cm

IWM (Imperial War Museums)

Small Cheese II
© the artist. Image credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London

Small Cheese II 1988

John Cobb (b.1946)

Wood

H 22 x W 34.8 x D 32 cm

Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre

Cheese Woman
© the copyright holder. Image credit: Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse

Cheese Woman 1999

Alex Campbell (b.1936)

Acrylic on canvas

H 58.5 x W 43.4 cm

Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse

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  • Lumpman
    Alex Campbell (b.1936)
  • Lake Scene with a Boat and Anglers
    George Smith (1714–1776)
  • Steel Manufacturing in the United Kingdom
    Waterlow and Sons Ltd
  • 'Miss'
    François Bonvin (1817–1887)
  • Loading Cheese
    Allan McNab (1901–1982)
  • Cat Study
    Henriette Ronner (1821–1909)
  • Figures Surrounded by Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers*
    Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)
  • Oxen Ploughing
    Charles March Gere (1869–1957)
  • Alkmaar Cheese Market
    Mary Martin
  • Lest We Forget
    Leonora Kathleen Green (1901–1966)
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