Hampshire

June 2007

This catalogue has 367 pages with some 2,400 colour reproductions. The dimensions are 29.5 x 23.5 cm and the catalogues typically weigh between 1.8 - 2.8 kg.

This fully-illustrated volume shows the rich cultural heritage of Hampshire through the oil paintings held by its public collections. Over 2,400 oil paintings from 46 collections in the county are shown. Porstmouth Museums and Records Service represents the single largest collection. Works from the many military museums - including ships in dry dock- and paintings held by loacl authority museums and civic buildings make up the remainder. A separate volume in the Oil Paintings in Public Ownership series covers Southampton & the Isle of Wight.

Collections included

Army Physical Training Corps Museum; Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council; Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust; Bishop’s Waltham Museum; Chawton House Library; East Hampshire District Council; Emsworth Museum; Explosion! The Museum of Naval Firepower; Fareham Borough Council; Fordingbridge Town Council; Gilbert White’s House & The Oates Museum; Hampshire Constabulary; Hampshire County Council Arts and Museums Service; Hampshire County Council’s Contemporary Art Collection; Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service; Hart District Council; Hartley Wintney Parish Council; Havant Borough Council; HMS Excellent; HMS Victory; HMS Warrior 1860; Horsepower: The Museum of the King’s Royal Hussars; Jane Austen’s House; National Motor Museum Trust; National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth; New Forest District Council; New Forest Museum and Library; Portsmouth Museums and Records Service; Portsmouth Royal Dockyard Historical Trust; Romsey Town Council; Royal Armouries, Fort Nelson; Royal Marines Museum; Royal Navy Submarine Museum; Rushmoor Borough Council; St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery; Test Valley Borough Council; The Adjutant General’s Corps Museum; The Gurkha Museum; The Hovercraft Museum Trust; The Light Infantry Museum; The Mary Rose Trust; The Museum of Army Chaplaincy; The Museum of Army Flying; The Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum; The Royal Hampshire Regiment Collection; University of Portsmouth; Winchester City Council Museums