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The Walker Art Gallery is famous for the world-class quality and variety of its collections. From Rossetti to Hockney, there is a diverse range of art on display including contemporary art and work ...

Cotman painted this romantic scene of rustic domestic life at the Black Boy Inn at Hurley on Thames. It shows a farmer (posed by the inn keeper) returning home for his meal, while his horse leans ...

David Garrick (1717 - 1779) was the greatest British actor of the mid 18th century. He became famous from 1743 after his outstanding performance as Shakespeare's Richard III. He is shown here in the ...

This painting illustrates lines from a traditional folk ballad variously called ‘Child Waters’ or ‘Burd Helen’ from Thomas Percy’s Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765). The ballad describes the ...

Statue of Athena. The head did not belong to the body. She wears a Corinthian helmet similar to the Ince Athena 59.148.8 The restoration was directed by the sculptor Antonio Canova. The statue has ...

Typed account of capture of the Huntsman, Harrison Line, by the Admiral Graf Spee, October 1939. Rough line drawing of the T. S. M. V Altmark, German tanker which assisted in the capture.