St. Ethelreda, Abbess of Ely, embroideress of the celebrated Opus Anglicum. Seventh century. Daughters of Edward the Elder, embroideresses of note. Ninth century. St. Dunstan (Archbishop of Canterbury), goldsmith, painter, and designer.

Early tenth century. Matilda, queen of William the Conqueror, supposed designer of the Bayeux tapestry. Dame Leviet, Dame Alderet of Winchester, embroideresses to Queen Matilda. Eleventh century. Alwid and Leuide, embroideresses to Queen Edgitha. Eleventh century. Edgitha, wife of Edward the Confessor. Eleventh century.

Thirteenth Century

John of St. Omer, court decorator to Henry III.

William Torell, goldsmith and statuary in metal, etc, temp. Henry III. and Edward I., died 1300 (designed Queen Eleanor's tomb: Richard de Crundale did the marble-work). William the Florentine, court decorator to Henry III. Alexander the carpenter, and John de Spalding, Master Albericus, sculptor.

1253-Master Robert de Beverley, mason, Westminster Abbey, and his brother Ralph. 1267-8. Fergus, a brazier of Boston (gave two bells to Crowland Abbey). William of Sens (France), architect at Canterbury.

Odoricus, designer of Roman inlaid pavement in England, 1267 (Westminster Abbey).

William of Ireland and Alexander of Abingdon, sculptors (Eleanor crosses).

Fourteenth Century

William of Wykeham, architect of Windsor and Winchester Cathedral.

1324-1404. Walter le Bole, mason, 1342, with costly livery found him, worked at Westminster. Andrew le Glasswright, of Great Yarmouth. John of Oxford (worked at Westminster 5 Edw. III.) Master Yevelee, chief mason there, 1388 : Robert Kentbury, Thomas Lippynham, and Thomas Padington, masons. Adam de Witteneye, a bedder of stone.

William de Notynghajn, afterwards of Norwich (William Brasiere), and descendants, founders. 1376.

Master John of Gloucester, bell-founder. (20 Edward III.).

Rose de Bui-eford of London, embroideress to Isabella, queen of Edward II. Early fourteenth century.

Hawkin Liege, from France, sculptor of Queen Philippa's tomb in Westminster Abbey.

Fifteenth Century

Richard de Whittington, Lord Mayor of London under Henry V. : architect of nave of Westminster Abbey. William Colchester, head mason, John Russe, and Richard Knappe, masons under Whittington, receiving costly liveries.

Sir Reginald Bray.

Master Pageny, designed for Henry VII.: was to have made his tomb.

Torregiano (who broke Michael Angelo's nose), worker in marble, bronze, and wood, sculptor of Henry VII.'s tomb under Henry VIII. (the chapel was built by Englishmen, of equal talent, unnamed). 1472-1552.

Torregiano built high Altar, Henry VII. 's Chapel. Effigy by him, in burnt clay, in Chapel of the Rolls, Chancery Lane. Pupils: Lawrence Umber, 'kerver'; Humphrey Walker, founder;

Nicholas Ewer, coppersmith and gilder. Drawsherd, Sherif of York, sculptor, Westminster. Alan Strayler, limner and illuminator, Abbey of St. Albans. John Bell, Robert Maynard, printers. John Prudde, glass painter of Westminster. About 1447-Gervasius, a monk at Canterbury, carver. Raignold Chyrch, burgess and bell-founder, Bury. 1498. Thomas Chyrch (his son), gun and bell-founder. William Ffoundor (the founder) and Thomas of Lynn, founder. About 1485. Awsten Bracier (the brazier), bell-founder, etc, temp. Henry VII. Thomas Essex, mason; William Austin of London, sculptor of Richard;

Beauchamp's monument, in St. Mary's Church, Warwick. 1439.

Sixteenth Century

John of Padua.

Hans Holbein, court painter and designer to Henry VIII. (1509-1547). 1498-1554.

Luca Penni, employed by Henry VIII. Died 1550.

B. da Rovezzano, carver.

H. Walker.

Ralph Page, Peter Baude, ironcasters in Sussex. 1543.

Nicholas Hilliard, goldsmith, carver, and portrait painter to Queen Elizabeth, and embosser to James I, (son of a gentleirjan of fortune). Born 1547. John Tonne, cast bells in Sussex and Essex. 1540.

George Clarke, bell-founder, and John Dier. 1564.

Thomas Draper, founder, and Mayor of Thetford. 1592.

Jan van den Gheyn and Peter van den Gheyn, bell-founders. 1558-1580.

Mark Gerards, designer for glass, architecture, etc. 1561-1635.

Inigo Jones, architect to James I. 1573-1653.

George Heriot, goldsmith to James I,

Seventeenth Century

John Dwight, M.A., Christ Church, Oxford, potter and inventor of Fulham porcelain in England. 1671. Nathanael Stone, of Exeter: sculptor of various tombs at Westminster, probably of Mary Stuart and Queen Elizabeth. Nicholas Stone, master mason to James I., sculptor of the tomb of Villiers,

Westminster Abbey. Henry Stone, called ' Old Stone,' painter and stonemason. Died 1653. J. Fuller, painter, and son - Fuller, coach-painter. Henry Gyles of York, glass-painter. About 1687. Peter Paul Rubens.

Francis de Cleyn, master of tapestry works. Died 1658. Gibson, the dwarf, page to Charles I., and portrait-painter. Hubert de Sueur, sculptor of equestrian statue of Charles I. John Baptist Caspars, designer. Died 1691. William Lightfoot, architect. Died 1671. Marchant, Brown, Tassie, Pistrucci, cameo workers. Sir Christopher Wren, architect. 1632-1723. Grinling Gibbons, wood-carver and sculptor. 1648-1721. Laureans, Watson, etc, pupils of Gibbons. Francis Place, (amateur) designer. 1645-1728. Tobias Norris, John Clark, William Newcome, Hugh Watts, H. Oldrield,

Miles Grey, etc, bell-founders. Monsieur Rotiere, graver of the Mint and sculptor. About 1677. Wise, Rayman, and Barak Norman, fiddle-makers and inlayers.

Eighteenth Century

John Hakewell, artist and house-painter. Died 1791.

James Wyatt, Adams (brothers), Sir W. Chambers, James Gibbs,

Vanbrugh, William Kent (first landscape gardener), architects. John Baker, coach-painter. Angelica Kauffmann (painted cabinet panels). 1742 -1808.

John Flaxman, John de Vaere, Webber, Angelo Dalmazzoni, Angelini (designed for Wedgwood's pottery).

T. Chippendale and his son, Baker, Capitsoldi, Ceracci, Cipriani (decorated Carlton House), Coit, Collet, C. Cotton, Davy, A. Heppelwhite (published in 1789 designs for 'Empire' furniture), Hyman, Johnson, J. Linnell, Matthias Lock (published designs of furniture of every kind), and Copeland, Pergolese, Pigalle, Sheraton (published an extensive Dictionary of his trade), Totham, Voyers, Wilton, Gillow, designers for furniture.

Banks, John Duke, the Forsters, the Fendts, fiddle-makers and inlayers.

Moser, modeller of Bow china, originally a chaser.

Thomas Frye and his daughters (painted Bow). 1710-1762.

John Bacon, sculptor (modelled for Lambeth ware). About 1760.

Nineteenth Century

[In a list so mixed and necessarily brief it is impossible to mention all names, and it must suffice to quote those artists best known, as originators, not imitators, of a school, and the firms best able to employ good workmen.]

Sir Jeffrey Wyatt, or Wyattville, architect to George IV.

Joseph Paxton, architect.

Crace and Co. (a fashionable firm, middle of the century).

Evans, of Shrewsbury, glass-painter.

Clayton and Bell, glass-workers.

W. J. Aitchison, architect (has designed for furniture).

Gillow and Co. (a firm of decorators, employing skilled labour).

Minton & Co.

Owen Jones, art designer and decorator, author of valuable works on art.

Pugin, architect, designer, and writer on art, on Gothic and Mediaeval principles. J. M. Whistler, artist; designer of the ' Peacock Room ' and furniture on Japanese principles. Cottier and Co., decorators, and workers in decorative glass. Powell and Co., glass works of all kinds, including stained glass windows William Morris, art designer (in all branches), scholar and poet. Burne Jones, artist, designer of stained glass, etc., for Morris and Co.

Walter Crane, artist (has designed for embroidery, wall-papers, etc.) Charles Eastlake, keeper of the National Gallery (has designed for plate, furniture, etc.) Burges, architect and decorator, on Mediaeval principles. Ilelbronner and Co. (depot for textile fabrics copied from ancient sources). James Fergusson, F.R.S., architect and author of valuable works.