Paintings, Prints & Drawings

Highlights include a significant collection of works by Bolton-born artist Thomas Moran and his wife Mary Nimmo Moran. There are also works by Rowlandson, Blake and Turner as well as a small selection of old master paintings by Giordano, Colonia and Dughet.

Oil Paintings

The majority of the 300 oil paintings in the collection are British and date from the 19^th and 20^th centuries. These include works by Linnell, Millais, Knight, Moran and Penrose to name a few. A small but significant group date from the 17^th century, with good examples by Italian, French and Dutch artists.

Watercolours & Drawings

There are over 800 watercolours and drawings in the collection, and all but 15 of these are by British artists and date from the 18^th to the 20^th centuries. The drawings by foreign artists are mainly Italian, French and Dutch and date from the 16th-19th centuries.

Prints

There are c.800 prints in the collection. Almost all are by 20^th century British artists, and in this period the collection encompasses a wide range of media from etchings, mezzotints and lithographs to screenprinting and photolithographic techniques.