Lancashire

November 2012

This catalogue contains over 3,000 full colour images within 496 pages. The dimensions are 29.5 x 23.5 cm and the catalogues typically weigh between 1.8 - 2.8 kg.

This catalogue includes some 3,200 oil paintings held in public Blackpool, Blackburn and Darwen, as well as the cities of Lancaster and Preston. Lancashire’s extensive art collection was primarily born from the proceeds of its industrial past, and the philanthropy of local industrialists. It therefore tells the story of Lancashire life, its people and various industries. Paintings by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Lucian Freud, Maggi Hambling, Dame Laura Knight, Sir Thomas Lawrence, George Romney, John Virtue and Johann Zoffany are among the works reproduced from 30 collections.

Collections included

14th/20th King's Hussars Museum; Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery; Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery; Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council; Blackpool Town Hall; British Commercial Vehicle Museum; Clitheroe Castle Museum; Clitheroe Library; Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Museum; East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Grundy Art Gallery; Harris Museum & Art Gallery; Haworth Art Gallery; Her Majesty's Court Service, Preston Crown Court; King's Own Royal Regiment Museum; Lancashire County Council; Lancashire County Museum Service; Lancaster City Council; Lancaster City Museums; Lancaster University Management School; Lytham Art Collection of Fylde Borough Council; Peter Scott Gallery; Ruskin Library, Lancaster University; South Ribble Museum and Exhibition Centre; The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, Lancashire Infantry Museum; The Shire Hall, Lancaster Castle; The Whitaker; Towneley Hall Art Gallery & Museum; Turton Tower; University of Central Lancashire