Works on paper - part two

The Walker Art Gallery has a large and varied collection of works on paper. It includes many 18th and 19th century landscape watercolours by artists such as Paul Sandby, JMW Turner, John Sell Cotman and Peter de Wint. There are works by 19th century Liverpool artists including Samuel Williamson, Andrew Hunt and Samuel Austin. We also have a unique collection of cartoons by the eighteenth century portrait painter George Romney.

There is also a large collection of Victorian watercolours and drawings. This includes works by Pre-Raphaelite artists such as Burne-Jones and Holman Hunt. Other highlights are watercolours by Samuel Prout, Richard Parkes Bonington and Edward Lear.

Twentieth century watercolours and prints include works by Paul Nash, Edward Wadsworth and Eric Ravilious. Contemporary artists such as Indian-born Shanti Panchal, Irish artist Jim Manley and photographer Martin Parr are also represented.

Please note that due to the delicate nature of these works, they are not on permanent display. Special exhibitions are sometimes held and visitors can make appointments to view specific pieces. This online feature hopes to bring this rarely seen collection to a wider audience.

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'Nude holding a curtain', Guercino
'Nude holding a curtain' c1634
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino (1591 - 1666)

'Bathsheba at the bath with two attendants', Guercino
'Bathsheba at the bath with two attendants' 1640
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino (1591 - 1666)

'The Good Samaritan paying the innkeeper' Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn
'The Good Samaritan paying the innkeeper' c1650
Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn

'Self-portrait', Elisabetta Sirani
'Self-portrait' c1658
Elisabetta Sirani (1638 - 1665)

'Venice', Joseph Mallord William Turner
'Venice' 1840
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 - 1851)

'Liverpool from the Bowling Green', Michael Angelo Rooker
'Liverpool from the Bowling Green' 1769
Michael Angelo Rooker (1746 - 1801)

'Sponsa de Libano', Edward Burne-Jones)
'Sponsa de Libano' 1891
Edward Burne-Jones (1833 - 1898)

   

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