To Steal the Queen's Jewels (Original)

To Steal the Queen's Jewels art by James E McConnell

To Steal the Queen's Jewels (Original)


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Artist: James E McConnell
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 7" x 8" (170mm x 200mm)
Date: 1973
Code: McConnellAssault

This is the unique original Watercolour painting by James E McConnell.

A dramatic scene and a fine example of narrative painting from James McConnell. The original caption reads: "As Talleyrand, now an elderly statesman, left the church, he was attacked by a man dressed in black and wearing the Legion of Honour.

The stolen jewels belonged to Queen Catherine of Westphalia, sister in-law to Napoleon Bonaparte who had abdicated on 11 April 1814 leaving his relatives to fend for themselves. Catherine had been on her way to Germany with a fortune when agents of the new Government under Talleyrand stopped the coach.

Originally published in World of Wonder #165, 19 May 1973.
  • Artist Biography
    James E McConnell (1903 - 1995)
    Well known as a paperback and book jacket artist, particularly for Westerns, James McConnell never turned his hand to picture strips. Leonard Matthews, seeing his paperback work on display in a bookshop, soon had him working as a cover artist for Amalgamated Press, doing the majority of covers for the all text Western Library, a great many of the Cowboy Comics Library covers and a fair number of covers for Thriller Comics Library.

    His robust, action-packed style is instantly recognisable. He always seemed more at home with cowboys rather than historical swashbucklers, his covers for the Western Library being of a particular high standard. Nonetheless, some of his historical covers for Thriller Comics Library are very satisfying for he is a great professional and can turn his hand to any genre. McConnell was an incredibly prolific artist, frequently completing a cover painting and the rough for another painting in the same day.

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