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The Queen’s Gallery

Treasures from The Queen’s Palaces

16 March – 4 November 2012

Rembrandt van Rijn, Agatha Bas, 1641. The Royal Collection © 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

 

This selection of 100 outstanding works has been made  across the entire breadth of the Royal Collection, from nine royal residences and over five centuries of collecting. 

 

It includes paintings, drawings, miniatures, watercolours, manuscripts, furniture, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery, reflecting the tastes of monarchs and other members of the royal family who have shaped one of the world’s great art collections. 

 

Highlights include paintings by Rembrandt, Canaletto and Nash, drawings by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Holbein, and Imperial Easter Eggs by Fabergé.  Most of the works are shown in Scotland for the first time. 

 

Mon—Sun, 9.30—6pm (last admission 5pm)

Adults £6, concessions available

 

The Queen's Gallery

Palace of Holyroodhouse, The Royal Mile, EH8 8DX

0131 556 5100

www.royalcollection.org.uk