James Collinson (May 9th 1825 - January 24th 1881) was a British painter victorien, member of the fraternity préraphaélite of 1848 with 1850.

Collinson was a Christian attracted by the aspects of the preraphaelism related on the devotion and the church. Converted to the Catholicism, Collinson returned to the faith Anglican to marry Christina Rossetti, but its conscience pushed it to turn over to Catholicism and to break its matrimonial engagement. When the table of Millais initulé " Christ in the house of her parents" was shown of Blasphème, Collinson resigned of fraternity préraphaélite.

During its period préraphaélite, Collinson wrote a long devout poem and many religious works, of which " Renunciation of Holy Elizabeth de Hongrie" (1850). After its resignation, Collinson taken the road of the priesthood while studying in Jesuit college, but it did not cease its studies before their end.

Returning then to its artistic career, it painted many profane paintings, among which most known are " To Let" and " For Sale" , which joyeusement shows pretty women in situations which suggest a moral temptation.

He was secretary of the company of the British artists of 1861 to 1870.