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Ten must-see highlights from the Walker Art Gallery collection

From Rossetti to Hockney, there is a diverse range of work at the Walker including contemporary art and work from as far back as the 13th century. To celebrate the Walker Art Gallery's 130th Birthday on 6 September 2007, Director of Art Galleries, Reyahn King, has chosen her top ten pieces from the Walker’s permanent collection.

Top Ten Gallery

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Amber Cabinet
Amber cabinet

'Self-portrait as a young man', Rembrandt van Rijn
'Self-portrait as a young man'
Rembrandt van Rijn

'Peter getting out of Nick's pool', David Hockney
'Peter getting out of Nick's pool'
David Hockney

'Pieta', Ercole de' Roberti
'Pietà'
Ercole de' Roberti

'Break-up of the ice on the Seine', Claude Monet
'Break-up of the ice on the Seine'
Claude Monet

'Landscape with the ashes of Phocion', Nicolas Poussin
'Landscape with the ashes of Phocion'
Nicolas Poussin

'Dante's Dream', Dante Gabriel Rossetti
'Dante's Dream'
Dante Gabriel Rossetti

'Linlithgow Palace', JMW Turner
'Linlithgow Palace'
JMW Turner

'The Tinted Venus', John Gibson
'The Tinted Venus'
John Gibson

'Elijah in the Wilderness', Frederic Leighton
'Elijah in the Wilderness'
Frederic Leighton

   

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