Collections

  • Browse our collections - Below is a selection of our most important and popular works. Start browsing here.
  • Paintings come to life! - Explore our online Talking Heads gallery where seven of our portrait paintings come to life to tell you about themselves.

Please note that we are not able to display our entire collection at any one time. If you wish to see a particular artwork, please contact the gallery before you visit to make sure it is on display.

You can see all the paintings in our collection on the BBC 'Your Paintings' website|.

Browse our collections

A man with brown hair and a hat| Must-see highlights|

Three saints in robes| 13th-16th centuries |

A woman holding a glass bottle| 17th century|

A white horse| 18th century|

A little boy standing in front of men who are behind a desk| 19th century|

A naked man getting out of a pool| 20th century and contemporary|

Costume and decorative art| Costume and decorative art|

A man being tied up by other men| Landing and staircases|

Black and white front cover of a book| The Oratory|

Collection features

A woman wearing a headscarf| Walker research projects|

Two different portraits joined together| Brief encounters|

A woman with long red hair| Pre-Raphaelites feature|

Green patterned book| Foreign Art Acquisitions 1984 - 2006, online catalogue |

Sketch of a man's face| Works on paper|

Henry the VIII with hat on| Henry VIII portrait feature|

White sculpture of a man with a beard| Entrance sculptures |

Link to 'the story' page| 'And when did you last see your father?' feature |

 

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