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ART COLLECTION


When possible we offer tours and small group visits to our art store. Please get in touch if you are planning a special trip to make sure we can provide access to works that may not currently be on show.

The gallery has an outstanding collection of over 2,000 artworks that range from Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist paintings to contemporary prints, photography and a children's illustration archive. We also have the largest contemporary collection of automata in a public museum and regularly commission new ones.

 

We have a vibrant exhibition programme so the works on display from our collection are constantly changing and there is always something new and exciting for visitors of all ages.

 

 

RCPS TUKE COLLECTION

We have recently become custodians of the Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society Tuke collection. The Tuke collection is believed to be unique. These works will be made available for exhibitions at a local, national and international level.

Please note that these works are not on display continuously. If you are planning on making a special trip please contact us in advance so we can arrange access to the paintings.  

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Charles Napier Hemy RA RWS (1841-1917) Alongshore fisherman, 1890

Picture of At the quay. FAMAG 2005.6.2
Tuke, Henry Scott, RA RWS (1858-1929): At the quay, signed, watercolour, 14 x 21.5 cms. Presented by Jill Armitage-Lewingdon in memory of Joan Rhodes (nee Armitage).
Picture of A Morning Gossip. FAMAG 2007.6
Tuke, Henry Scott, RA RWS (1858-1929): A Morning Gossip, signed and dated 1885, oil on panel, 27 x 34 cms. Purchased with grants from the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and The Art Fund.
Picture of The Bouquet. FAMAG 1000.18
Waterhouse, John William RA (1849-1917): The Bouquet, oil on canvas, 59 x 42 cms. Presented by De Pass, Alfred A.
Picture of Portrait of Charles Napier Hemy. FAMAG 2010.11
Sargent, John Singer RA RWS (1856-1925): Portrait of Charles Napier Hemy, signed and dated 1905, inscribed to my friend Napier Hemy John S. Sargent, oil on canvas, 67.3 x 51.8cm. Purchased with funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, The Art Fund, MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund, Cornwall Heritage Trust, The Tanner Trust and generous donations from local supporters.