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Description: | About 2,100 easel paintings, prints and works on paper, most connected in some way with the topographical and social history of the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames. The collection is particularly rich in 18th and 19th century works and is actively seeking acquisitions which are earlier or more recent than this date range.
Artists represented include Peter Tillemans, Thomas Rowlandson, George Hilditch, Philip Connard and Peter Poyser
The collection compirses material acquired directly by the borough, plus two bequests and a collection of material relating to Sir Richard Burton, the explorer, which is on long-term loan from LB Southwark. See also Ionides Collection, Paton Collection and Burton Collection for details of these. | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 020 8744 0501 | Telephone: | 020 8831 6000 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:5254 | Go to resource |
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