M. H. (Marion Harry) Spielmann

Marion Harry Spielmann was a British art critic, scholar, and editor born in London in 1858. He became a well-known voice in the late Victorian and early 20th-century art world, especially through his editorial work with The Magazine of Art and later The Connoisseur.

He wrote prolifically on artists and art history, including books on John Everett Millais, Punch, and the long debate over portraits of William Shakespeare. His writing is often valued for the way it connects artists, institutions, and the public taste of his era.

Remembered as a busy and wide-ranging man of letters, Spielmann helped shape how art was discussed for general readers as well as specialists. He died in 1948, leaving behind a substantial body of criticism, biography, and cultural history.