The City of Westminster I

May 2013

This catalogue has 448 pages with nearly 3,000 full colour reproductions. The dimensions are 29.5 x 23.5 cm and the catalogues typically weigh between 1.8 - 2.8 kg. Please note that this volume DOES NOT INCLUDE MARK MASON'S HALL.

This catalogue presents nearly 3,000 paintings from some of the most famous public collections in the London Borough of Westminster. The 11 collections featured in Volume One contain works with significant royal and political connections and span a wide range of periods and styles from Rubens magnificent Banqueting House ceiling to contemporary works by David Hockney and Gavin Turk in the Royal College of Art. Set at the heart of the nation, Westminster encompasses outstanding collections from the Royal Academy of Arts, the Ministry of Defence, the Supreme Court, Apsley House and several royal societies. Please note that this volume DOES NOT INCLUDE MARK MASON'S HALL.

Collections included

English Heritage, The Wellington Collection, Apsley House; Mark Masons' Hall; Ministry of Defence Art Collection; Royal Academy of Arts; Royal Academy of Music; Royal College of Art; Royal Society of Medicine; Society of Antiquaries of London; The Banqueting House – Whitehall Palace, Historic Royal Palaces; The Royal College of Surgeons of England; The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain