100 Paintings from the Collections of the National Trust

Presented in a beautiful gift format, this engaging book aims to introduce the National Trust's vast collection of paintings to a general audience through a selection of 100 important examples from the 14th to the 20th centuries.

Paintings displayed in properties now cared for by the National Trust across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland amount to one of the finest collections of historic fine art in the world. Indeed, many National Trust houses should perhaps be considered miniature 'National Galleries' for their counties as they display works by some of the most renowned European artists of all time, including Titian, El Greco, Holbein, Rubens, van Dyck, Rembrandt, Velázquez, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Canaletto, Hogarth, Stubbs, Angelica Kauffman, Edward Burne-Jones, James Tissot, Max Ernst, Vanessa Bell, Barbara Hepworth, and Stanley Spencer, to name but a few.

Selected by National Trust curators from over 13,000 works, the 100 paintings showcased in 100 Paintings from the Collections of the National Trust are arranged chronologically, each accompanied by an illuminating, easy-to-read caption. The book concludes with a handy glossary of terms and a list of National Trust properties that house important paintings.