Projects
Acquisition of a Landscape painting 'A View of Chiswick House' by Rysbrack
Purchase of a painting at auction: 'A View of Chiswick House from the South West' by Rysbrack.
17th Century Silver Mounted Sporting Gun
Flintlock presentation sporting gun made by Henry Crisp, Furbisher to the Board of Ordnance in th
Acquisition of Harold Pinter's Playscripts Archive
Acquisition by the British Library of Harold Pinter's playscript archive, comprising of 80 b
Acquisition and Public Display of 'The Blue Rigi' by JMW Turner (1775-1851)
Acquisition of 'The Blue Rigi' which is part of a series of paintings of Swiss lakes and mountain
Wenlok Jug, bronze, c 1460
Purchase of painting 'On Paul Hill' by Stanhope Forbes
Portrait of Samuel Richardson by Francis Hayman
Acquisition of the painting 'Samuel Richardson, the Novelist (1689-1761), Seated surrounded by Hi
Portrait of John Donne
Acquisition of the earliest and most important lifetime portrait in oil of the metaphysical poet
Portrait of Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton
Acquisition of a full-length portrait of Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton, by Gavin Hamilto
Market Rasen Sword Hilt
Acquistion of an Anglo-Saxon sword, pommel and hilt fittings dating from the 7th century.